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Speaking of 'Overdue & Obfuscated', the following is a quote from the miniscule (courtesy the Oz) extracted from my post #16 (CASA meets the Press):

Mr Truss told The Australian the CASA letter and a similar statement of expectations sent to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau fulfilled a promise arising from the Forsyth Review.

“The key changes are obviously that they should implement the findings of the review and also my expectation is that they will seek to develop a co-operative relationship with all sectors of the industry,’’ he said.

However unlike CASA the ATSB appear to have lost the miniscule's letter in the mail, because when you visit the Media section of the ATSB internet site there is no mention of the miniscule's SOE letter - Media releases and alerts ...

Further to that if you go to if you then go to the page labelled - Minister's expectations... 

Minister's expectations

Minister's Statement of Expectations

• Statement of Expectations
  A brief overview and Minister's Expectations and the ATSB's Statement of Intent.
  

 
Statement of Intent

• Statement of Intent
  This Statement of Intent describes the ATSB's functions and approach and outlines priorities which will form the basis for the ATSB's business and resource allocations. Those priorities and related key business outputs are consistent with the Minister's expectations and broader Government policy in the area of transport safety.
  

...then click on the SOE link provided you still get Albo's piece of shit SOE..

Minister's statement of expectations

For the Australian Transport Safety Bureau
1 July 2013 to 30 June 2015
The Australian Government is committed to ensuring the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) continues to be a global leader in transport safety investigation, research and analysis, and fostering public awareness of transport safety.

The strategic direction in this Statement is given in accordance with my power under section 12AE of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 (the Act).
The functions of the ATSB under the Act include:

• receiving and assessing reports of transport safety matters, reportable matters, and other safety information;
  
  
• independently investigating transport safety matters;
  
• indentifying factors that:
  
  - contribute, or have contributed, to transport safety matters; or
  - affect, or might affect, transport safety;
  
  

• communicating those factors to relevant sectors of the transport industry and the public in any way, including in any one or more of the following ways:
  - by making safety action statements;
  - by making safety recommendations;
  - by issuing safety advisory notices;
  
  

• reporting publicly on those investigations; and
  
  
• conducting public educational programs about matters relating to transport safety.
  
  

The Government expects the ATSB, while retaining operational independence in discharging its functions, to remain an active and effective participant in the transport policy and regulatory framework, working effectively with the Department of Infrastructure and Transport (the Department), other Government agencies including the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), Airservices Australia, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator, and the transport industry.

My expectations are that the ATSB will:

1. Perform its functions in a manner that supports Government transport safety policy, by giving safety the highest priority.

2. Continue to give priority to transport safety investigations that have the potential to deliver the best safety outcomes for the travelling public.

3. Implement policies, programs and other initiatives to enhance transport safety, including:
a. Subject to available resources, providing assistance to accident investigations in other countries, in accordance with international protocols;

b. Supporting the Government's transport safety agenda in the Asia/Pacific region;
c. Continuing to undertake an appropriately-scoped research agenda informed by analysis of its own safety data and investigation findings;

d. Providing me, as part of its Annual Report, a status report on formal safety recommendations issued by the ATSB; and

e. Continuing to review current investigation policies and practices to ensure that the ATSB retains its reputation as a best practice safety investigation agency and its influence on the national and international safety agenda.

4. Complete the ATSB’s transition to being the National Rail Safety Investigator, as established through the Council of Australian Governments’ Intergovernmental Agreement on Rail Safety Regulations and Investigation Reform.

5. Work collaboratively with the Department and State and Territory agencies to position the ATSB progressively to become the single national maritime investigator.

6. Work closely with CASA and the Department to ensure that arrangements are in place for the appropriate sharing and use of safety information by the ATSB and CASA and that these arrangements are transparent to the aviation industry with a strong reporting culture.

7. Work closely with National Rail Safety Regulator to ensure that arrangements are in place
for the appropriate sharing and use of safety information by the ATSB and the Regulator and that these arrangements are transparent to the rail industry and consistent with a strong reporting culture.

8. Provide timely and accurate assistance, information and advice on safety issues to governments, industry and the community.

9. Adhere to a set of values and a code of conduct that maintain high standards of professionalism, service, probity, reporting, accountability and transparency, consistent with the Government's commitment to excellence in the public sector.
 
Signed
ANTHONY ALBANESE
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
12 April 2013

 
Which was written before the release of the Senate PelAir cover-up report and was never formerly amended to reflect the very damning report findings?? {Comment - Yet another thumb in the nose to industry from the former miniscule for No Aviation Albo}

However the current miniscule made a commitment in the Government response to the Forsyth (ASRR) report to write a new ATSB SOE in light of the findings of that report - apparently he has upheld that commitment. So where the f#*k is it???

MTF..P2