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WTD? - AQON on time & 4D beefing up airport security...

Well wonders will never cease, for the first time in living memory Murky, his minions & the miniscule have actually supplied the AQON by the due date...

1-15, 17-19, 21-26 Corporate Services Division PDF 257KB 02/12/2016

142,144 Civil Aviation Safety Authority PDF 18KB 02/12/2016

147-176 Airservices Australia PDF 17.6MB 02/12/2016

178-181 Aviation and Airports PDF 34KB 02/12/2016

183-188 Australian Maritime Safety Authority PDF 52KB 02/12/2016

189-196, 198-199 Surface Transport Policy Division PDF 2.07MB 02/12/2016

200 Policy and Research Division PDF 14KB 02/12/2016

204-205 Australian Transport Safety Bureau PDF 23KB 02/12/2016

206 Western Sydney Unit PDF 8KB 02/12/2016

No huge standout AQON but once again the whopper of the pack goes to Harfwit (17.6MB) and his dodgy crew at ASA...

However this time it is not to do with the OneSKY trough fund but some written questions from Senator Rhiannon on the Gold Coast airport PFAS issue:

Question no.: 172

Program: n/a

Division/Agency: Airservices Australia

Topic: PFCs Gold Coast Airport

Proof Hansard Page: Written

Senator Rhiannon, Lee asked:

I understand that a stakeholder meeting, including Air Services Australia, was held in August about the potential contamination of the aquifer at the Gold Coast Airport and previous use of PFCs. At that meeting ASA identified ASA has done additional testing to that previously available from the 2008 report on the issue, and that ASA had yet to put the new information into a formal report which would be available for dissemination in early September to interested parties.

a) Please provide a full copy of that report.

b) Please specifically provide a copy of the Phase 1 investigation at Gold Coast Airport within the framework of the National Environment Protection (Assessment of site contamination) Measure 1999.

Answer:

a) In July 2016, Airservices Australia conducted further investigations at the Gold Coast Airport which included targeted soil, groundwater and surface water testing for perfluorinated compound (PFC) contamination.

The objective of this investigation was to assess potential migration of PFCs across the airport by collecting samples taken from 18 perimeter locations around the airport. A copy of this siteinvestigation and sampling report for Gold Coast Airport completed in October 2016 is at Attachment A.

b) Airservices has previously provided your office with the Phase 1 Preliminary Site Assessment Report for Coolangatta Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) Drill Ground August 2008, which focused on the fire training ground. This was provided on 20 July 2016.

Attachments:

Attachment A: Airservices Australia – Gold Coast Airport Preliminary Site Investigation Report and

accompanying Sampling Analysis Report – October 2016

Back on airport security I note that, before the Pollywaffles knocked off for 2 months, miniscule 4D NFI Chester introduced amendments to the Aviation Transport Security Act... :

New measures to strengthen airport security
Media Release
DC206/2016
01 December 2016

• Security at Australia's major international airports will be strengthened by legislation introduced today.
  
• Legislation will make airside areas of Australia's major airports more secure by paving the way for new and enhanced security screening.
  

Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester has today introduced legislation into Parliament to strengthen security at Australia's major airports to guard against insider threats.

“Changes to the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 will make airside areas of Australia's major airports more secure by paving the way for new and enhanced security screening,” Mr Chester said.

“Specifically, airports will be able to randomly select people, together with their vehicles and belongings, for screening when they are working inside the secure airside area of an Australian airport to make sure they do not have prohibited weapons in their possession.

“The changes are the first stage of the Government's plans to strengthen airside security by mitigating the insider threat. In addition to screening of airport workers, the Government will also introduce stronger access controls for airside areas and security awareness training for airport and airline staff.

“The Turnbull Joyce Government continues to counter security threats and is committed to providing the Australian public with safe and secure air travel.

“On successful passage of the legislation, it is intended that the enhancements to airside security will be progressively rolled out at Australia's major international airports from early next year,” Mr Chester said.

For more information on Australia's aviation security system, visit infrastructure.gov.au/security/

Call me cynical but why suddenly is the government deciding to do something about mitigating an identified security risk that has been obfuscated for more than a decade (see Kessing evidence above)??

MTF...P2