Comments on: Dad’s Army Update – Investigations Begin

By: JB

JB — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:59:52 +0000

Sandy, there are many more examples like yours i’m sure, but sadly what is the point of going to our useless parliamentary Reps when the one responsible for Aviation (Albanese) just palms off every question to a junior staff member.

I think the time has come for some more drastic action, the industry needs to start demonstrating in a way that our elected officials will have to sit up and take notice. Why don’t we blockade Canberra Airport, that would get their attention perhaps???

By: Sandy Reith

Sandy Reith — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:24:58 +0000

Not the first time that Casa has caused lots of grief. Ask Brian Reddish, they sunk his business by suspending his chief pilot and CFI approvals then delaying approval of his nominated replacements. LAMES with long established maintenance businesses that Casa inspectors took a dislike to have been hounded out of business also, reducing competition and thus increasing costs.

Casa has far too much power and can hand out favours as well as brickbats.

In the States qualified mechanics don’t need a certificate of approval (CoA) to maintain aircraft. Instructors can teach without having an Air Operators Certificate (AOC).

Examples abound of the obstructionist make work philosophy that is all pervading in the Casa modus operandi.

Just a couple of cases where I have personal knowledge. Husband and wife charter business, one is lost in an aircraft accident. Their AOC was in the name of the dead partner and Casa would not transfer the AOC to the remaining partner.

I had a flying school AOC and had, in latter years, given over the business to a couple of instructors who did all the training with their own aircraft. One of them was Chief Flying Instructor. Again Casa refused to allow the transfer of my Company AOC. Same staff, airfield, aircaft, but no, this would be another make work and money($3000+) exercise for Casa.

It is incumbent on all of us to change the system, and we must advise our parliamentary representatives.

By: Stan van de Wiel

Stan van de Wiel — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:53:48 +0000

On the CASA Website:

Our Conduct
The community has a right to expect high standards of service based on sound ethical values.

The CASA Code of Conduct states that CASA staff must:

act honestly and fairly;
be courteous and helpful;
comply with all lawful and reasonable instructions given to them by a person entitled to do so; and
so far as priorities and resources permit, apply the highest possible standards of professionalism in everything they do.

Refer also to the Attorney General’s
The Commonwealth’s obligation to act as a MODEL LITIGANT
Appendix B Legal Services Directions 2005 23

GOOD LUCK, IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME A GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT HAS FOLLOWED THE RULES.

Just be mindful we live in a BUREAUCRACY not a DEMOCRACY