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Is it time for CASA to be disbanded as a independent statutory authority??   

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Sandy et.al in reply...
 

My comment on AOPA’s CEO Ben Morgan’s post about the unwillingness of CASA officers at the Wings Over Illawarra Airshow to speak with Ben on camera.

Great work Ben, and regarding CASA my email to CEO Pip Spence from months ago remains unanswered and unacknowledged. This in spite of repeated requests including one unanswered letter from my Parliamentary Representative MP Dan Tehan requesting CASA for an answer to my concerns.

My letter and Dan’s letter I have published on FB and elsewhere.

The day of the independent corporate regulator with practically zero political input must close as a failed experiment. An experiment that removed the crucial aspect of our Westminster system. That is the responsibility of Minister and the most direct connection to the voting public.
When aviation is back under Ministerial control MP’s letters will be answered.

The current system of disengagement is wrong, let alone impolite and it’s tempting to characterise the lack of answers or acknowledgement as nothing short of overweening arrogance. I’m hoping not that bad, just dysfunctional and careless ineptitude. We will see, but not what one would expect where the CEO Ms. Spence receives $1,000,000 plus per annum.

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Philip Dartnell

I really appreciate your continued pursuance of accountability from CASA Sandy. It's galling and extremely disappointing that such an important and (wrongfully) powerful organisation can be so unwilling to engage, even with a high profile politician like Dan Tehan writing to them. They just don't want to be called on to justify their position so ignoring people like you is their chosen modus operandi. The more that people challenge the status quo the more likely we'll see an improvement. Tough going in the meantime when it's gone on for so long.

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Jeffrey Elsum

Re Casa and their failure to reply. This is straight out of Yes Minister. If you do not reply then there is no argument and the problem jus goes away.

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Sandy Reith

Jeffrey Elsum CASA won’t reply even to my MP Dan Tehan asking on my behalf for an answer. His letter of the 4th of June hasn’t even been acknowledged.

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Brian Reddish

Hi Sandy sorry to hear about your brother.

I watch with extreme interest to your comments re CASA .

What they did to me leaves scars even today I’m 76 it’s like PTSD or other psychological problems , it lives with you .

I would love to have my remaining days full of joyous memories of my past aviation career but any memories are blanketed by what CASA did to me . I feel like a failure . Often things come to the surface that involve my Son who is highly involved in GA .

I still feel like a failure but am Living out my training years happily married but I have not flown again for 10 years The love of aviation I had once has gone thanks to CASA

All I did as a delegate was to fail a student ( subsequent years Mt at another school involved a further 18 hours of training before he was at standard , yet my decision caused a ruination of my career plus further psychological problems

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Sandy Reith

Brian Reddish Thanks for your thoughts, much appreciated.

I remember very well your approach to me at that time of CASA’s unjust treatment of you and the wrecking of your successful GA business.

You were not a failure, CASA was, and is, a disgraceful failure of public governance. A failure to provide sound aviation governance in the National interest.

It’s clear that the independent corporate model, removed from Ministerial control, just takes on a life of its own in the manner of a dictator as many individuals have found to their dismay. Proper process does not exist, you mostly cannot get your day in court by virtue of CASA’s many wily ways. In your case by suspending your Chief Pilot approvals and then sitting on those replacement nominations until your business collapsed. If memory serves.

There’s a long list, the CASA history of persecution goes back many years.

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David Ian Grant

Sandy Reith Pretty much what happens when the legal department gains hegemony in any corporation Sandy. As my old Dad used to say if you dont want to ruin your business keep the lawyers out of it.

MTF...P2