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Definitely overdue & incessantly obfuscated

The AQON to the Nick Xenophon ATSB QON 192 at Add Estimates takes the biccy in bureaucratic O&O:

Senator Xenophon, Nick asked:

Senator XENOPHON: I go to the issue of the 22 February 2000 Bureau of Meteorology report about the reliability of Norfolk Island forecasts. Did your first report and does the subsequent report that you have been asked to do in relation to the Pelair incident take into account the fact that those matters do not appear to have been followed through by other agencies in terms of the lack of reliability on the Norfolk Island weather forecasts?

Mr Dolan: Mr Walsh is supervising the reopened investigation.

Mr Walsh: Can I clarify the question. Are we looking at the reliability or are we looking—

Senator XENOPHON: No, there was a report issued on 22 February 2000 about the reliability of Norfolk Island forecasts. It appears that certain things were not followed through. I would like to put it to your agency that it appears that down the chain there were things that were not followed through as a result of the very clear report on the lack of reliability. Was that something that was taken into account with respect of the first investigation report on the Pelair incident and also now with the second report that is being considered?

Mr Walsh: I cannot speak to the first investigation because I was not involved. In the second one, I would have to actually take it on notice.

Senator XENOPHON: Perhaps you could take that on notice in relation to the first report. I go now to the issue of the LAHSO operations. There is a report being undertaken in respect of the 5 July incident 2015. Do you have an approximate time line of when that report will be completed?

Answer:

A review of our records did not reveal any documentary evidence that indicates the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s 22 February 2000 report and recommendation to the Bureau of Meteorology was considered as part of that investigation.

The re-opened investigation includes consideration of the 22 February 2000 report and recommendation to the Bureau of Meteorology.

What a typically disingenuous answer from the ATSBeaker, if it wasn't actually a real AQON it could be quite humorous as a skit in Hollowmen or Utopia -  


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