HO- HOFO- FFS.
The stultifying effects of the CASA @ Estimates video – HERE – IMO accurately reflect their effect on industry advancement; the pace of advancement and investment in expansion. The lies, damned lies and statistics back up this notion. To prove the theory will cost you 27 minutes of life, a high price no doubt, but until proven, just once, for yourself, the numbers multiplied by the just the last five years of CASA at Estimates will stagger you.
Short example: just count the number of questions asked in the session above and the number of 'take on notice' replies. Simple ratio solves the puzzle e.g 20 questions asked :: 15 taken on notice. 75% of questions disappear, the answers never heard; not by the public anyway. It would be a fine thing to hear a Senator say something along the lines of - “ last session you took this question (cite) on notice; this is the response.” Then, the real questions could be asked and perhaps, just maybe, some sense could be made of the answers and the reasoning behind the original inquiry needing to be taken 'on notice' and the time taken to respond.
Take the Sen. Whitton question, asked at about the 20 minute mark. A small operation in Broome; caught short when the HOFO quits, no back up so operations are suspended, not the bills though. After a while they apply to the Senator for assistance to get matters resolved in a timely manner. The Senator is essentially, told 'don't call us, we'll call you, when we are ready; or, “Sod off” in the vernacular.
Now, the Broome operator has all the permissions needed to operate, CASA approved in place. They only need a HOFO interviewed; say that took a morning to complete, via a video link. Easy as pie in this day and age. But “No” is the stern reply, “we'll get to it when it suits us best”. Barring exigent circumstances and solid reason, then we must ask why CASA arrogantly dismissed a valid request for 'assistance' from an established, approved operator., assisted by a Senator who now must await the CASA reply. “We'll get back to Senator” -
Seriously? What was the CASA budget lat year and they can't find a half day to sort out a routine essential? No wonder Spence looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights.
Toot toot..
The stultifying effects of the CASA @ Estimates video – HERE – IMO accurately reflect their effect on industry advancement; the pace of advancement and investment in expansion. The lies, damned lies and statistics back up this notion. To prove the theory will cost you 27 minutes of life, a high price no doubt, but until proven, just once, for yourself, the numbers multiplied by the just the last five years of CASA at Estimates will stagger you.
Short example: just count the number of questions asked in the session above and the number of 'take on notice' replies. Simple ratio solves the puzzle e.g 20 questions asked :: 15 taken on notice. 75% of questions disappear, the answers never heard; not by the public anyway. It would be a fine thing to hear a Senator say something along the lines of - “ last session you took this question (cite) on notice; this is the response.” Then, the real questions could be asked and perhaps, just maybe, some sense could be made of the answers and the reasoning behind the original inquiry needing to be taken 'on notice' and the time taken to respond.
Take the Sen. Whitton question, asked at about the 20 minute mark. A small operation in Broome; caught short when the HOFO quits, no back up so operations are suspended, not the bills though. After a while they apply to the Senator for assistance to get matters resolved in a timely manner. The Senator is essentially, told 'don't call us, we'll call you, when we are ready; or, “Sod off” in the vernacular.
Now, the Broome operator has all the permissions needed to operate, CASA approved in place. They only need a HOFO interviewed; say that took a morning to complete, via a video link. Easy as pie in this day and age. But “No” is the stern reply, “we'll get to it when it suits us best”. Barring exigent circumstances and solid reason, then we must ask why CASA arrogantly dismissed a valid request for 'assistance' from an established, approved operator., assisted by a Senator who now must await the CASA reply. “We'll get back to Senator” -
Seriously? What was the CASA budget lat year and they can't find a half day to sort out a routine essential? No wonder Spence looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights.
Toot toot..