Monthly Archives: February 2014

Dr Liddell speaks out for Australian pilots

In a supplementary submission to the ASRR Panel, Dr Robert Liddell, an airline pilot who was also the regulator’s Director of Aviation Medicine for nine years, has spoken out bluntly on the flurry of medical uncertainties now affecting Australian pilots. As always, Dr Liddell identifies not only the problem, but the solution: Continue reading

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  • Regulation of Australian General Aviation and Low Capacity Airline Transport Volume 1: Enforcement - Why is it failing? Paul D Phelan September, 2000 The original version of this analysis was circulated electronically to all members of Federal Parliament, industry identities, aviation writers, other selected media outlets, industry associations, CASA Board…
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ProAviation’s submission to the ASRR

Submission to Aviation Safety Regulation Review

ProAviation, updated February 21, 2014

Index

We havn’t been able to make the automated index function work in this post. Following are the principal headings in the correct sequence. We’re working on a fix for that. Meanwhile the ten case studies which were part of the submission are published in ten separate articles on this site. (listed below)

Executive Summary. 4

Introductory notes. 5

Terms of reference. 5

Credentials & motivation. 5

Update notes. 6

Other Agencies’ involvements. 6

Regulatory reform program.. 8

Analysis: To Hell with the rules!12

Micro-managing airworthiness. 21

Micro-managing flight operations. 22

Where have all the experts gone?. 23

Increasing the risk. 24

An ignorance-based requirement25

A dangerous approach. 27

And a dangerous departure. 27

Purchasing an outcome. 28

Is reform still possible?. 30

Regulatory oversight30

If it’s good for the industry…….31

Structures, effectiveness and processes. 31

Case studies – Please note each of the articles listed below is published as a separate article on the site, not in this document.

Case study 01 – Shooting the Messenger

Case study 02 – Birds? What birds?.

Case study 03 – Persecution in the Pilbara.

Case study 04 – Dudding the delegate.

Case study 05 – Publish and be damned.

Case study 06 – Dad’s Army revisited.

Case study 07 – Outing Ord Air

Case study 08 – Two weeks of shame.

Case study 09 – A Carefully Mismanaged Stuffup.

Case study 10 – How wrong can you get it?.

Compliance and enforcement33

How it starts. 39

First strike. 39

Breaches of confidence. 40

Favouritism, victimisation and bullying,41

Ongoing harassment of individuals. 41

Legal manipulations. 42

Aviation medical matters. 43

Other medical matters. 45

Avenues of redress. 46

Industry Complaints Commissioner46

Administrative Appeals Tribunal47

Ombudsman Commission. 49

Model Litigant Obligations (MLO)50

Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration. 50

Some suggested lines of enquiry. 51

What needs to happen?. 52

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  •   Posted by: Paul Phelan Posted date: October 31, 2012 | comment : 2 On October 22 this year a Senate Committee inquiry into accident investigation processes began hearing submissions that focused on the relationships and interactions between the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, and on the management of their investigations…
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Crash investigation response now due next month

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