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McDo'Naut does naut on Wagga Summit resolutions - 

Only two short months since the Wagga Summit and already it feels like a lifetime...

Here is a rehash, courtesy of AA, on where it ended up...  

AUSTRALIA’S GENERAL AVIATION UNITES IN PUSH FOR REFORM

written by Australianaviation.Com.Au July 10, 2018

Australian General Aviation Alliance (AGAA) summit delegates after agreeing to the communique to be presented to government.[/url]

More than 30 industry associations from Australia’s general aviation community have put forward a set of reforms aimed to tackle the administrative and financial burden of regulatory compliance that they say has led to the decline of their sector.

The united call was part of a communique agreed to at the conclusion of a two-day summit in Wagga Wagga on Tuesday that was attended by about 100 delegates and organised by the recently-established Australian General Aviation Alliance (AGAA).

Summit attendees said the current regulatory stance adopted by Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) was “out of step with contemporary regulatory practice” and contributing to the rapid decline of Australia’s general aviation industry.

“The Australian economy has the opportunity to benefit from pilot and engineering training, aircraft and component maintenance and construction services flowing from the world-wide expansion of air travel and aviation activity – especially in Asia,” the communique said.

“To achieve this, we must be able to respond effectively and be liberated from over regulation.”

Industry associations present at Wagga Wagga included those covering aircraft owners and pilots, maintenance and engineering, parachutists, gliding, hang gliding, recreational aviation, sport aircraft, seaplanes, among many others.

The communique that was agreed to will be handed to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael McCormack, who spoke to the gathering on Monday, and his Labor counterpart Anthony Albanese.

It called on the federal government to change the wording of the Civil Aviation Act, which as it currently stood said CASA had to to “regard safety as the most important consideration” in its role regulating the industry.

Instead, the communique proposed that CASA, in exercising its powers and performing its functions, “must seek to achieve the highest level of safety in air navigation as well as maintaining an efficient and sustainable Australian aviation industry, including a viable general aviation and training sector”.

Further, the gathering called for the main object of the Act to be to establish a regulatory framework for maintaining, enhancing and promoting the safety of civil aviation with particular emphasis on preventing aviation accidents and incidents.

The object of the Act should also recognise the importance of having a strong, efficient and sustainable aviation industry, of enabling more people to benefit from aviation and include an emphasis on “substantially reducing the administrative and financial burden of regulatory compliance”, the communique said.

The communique noted the general aviation sector was of vital importance to Australia, especially regional and rural areas.

In his speech to delegates on Tuesday, Albanese promised a bipartisan approach to the general aviation sector’s proposed reforms.

“Simply put, the future of general aviation in this country should be above politics,” Albanese said.

“This is not about left versus right or old versus new.

“In Government or Opposition, I will work closely with Michael McCormack.

Many of Michael’s political views might not be the same as mine, but I respect the great responsibility he bears and I accept that he is completely sincere in the way he is approaching his role.”

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Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development, and Tourism Anthony Albanese addresses delegates on the second day of the general aviation summit in Wagga Wagga, NSW
11:30 AM - Jul 10, 2018

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McCormack told delegates when he [/size][size=undefined]spoke to the summit on Monday he was keen to listen to their proposals for reform.

“I will continue to listen and carefully consider the issues raised by people in the general aviation sector, and the government and portfolio aviation agencies will respond appropriately,” McCormack said.

After his speech, Albanese told reporters he was “very positive” about the discussions he has had with Minister McCormack since he became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport four months ago, replacing Barnaby Joyce.

“We’re both committed to making sure that this not be a partisan political issue and today’s conference, getting the input from the sector is now something that they will submit to us jointly in coming weeks and we’ll sit down and work out how these issues can be addressed,” Albanese said.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael McCormack is speaking at the opening of a two-day general aviation summit in Wagga Wagga, NSW


11:30 AM - Jul 9, 2018

[size=undefined]The summit delegates also agreed to work on establishing a caucus of federal politicians for the general aviation sector.[/size]

Well apparently there is a few industry stakeholders starting to get antsy and so yesterday Hitch asked the question...  

Government still mulling AGAA Resolutions
6 September 2018

A Department of Infrastructure and Transport spokesperson has said that the Federal Government is still considering the resolutions from the July Australian General Aviation Alliance (AGAA) summit.

Speaking in response to a question from Australian Flying yesterday, the spokesperson also said that other government departments would have to be brought in on considerations.

"The Australian Government is currently considering Australian General Aviation Alliance’s (AGAA) list of resolutions developed at the Wagga Wagga Summit," the spokesperson said.
"A number of the matters require consultation with other Government agencies and industry, including the General Aviation Advisory Group established to provide advice on matters impacting general aviation.

"These consultations are underway and a response will be provided to AGAA in due course."

The resolutions were presented to the department for consideration in mid July among promises of bipartisan support from both sides of government and a wave of cautious optimism from many members of the general aviation community.

The centrepiece of the [url=http://www.australianflying.com.au/latest/agaa-delegates-finalise-outcomes-package]AGAA resolutions was a change to the wording of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 that would remove the primacy of safety from new regulations.

Read more at http://www.australianflying.com.au/lates...MWhpCKe.99

 
Hmm...typical bureaucratic weasel worded waffle, code for - "we intend to do bugger all" - until at least the next Federal election...  


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