Appoint the tea lady. (roared the crowd).
Sandy'-"There is however one way which could help if the Board had any guts at all and that is to instruct the "DAS" to immediately create a recognition of the NZ rules by way of the Minister's expectation of 4G, mutual recognition."
That becoming reality would raise a cheer or two; but then the pain would follow. A joint ‘committee to ‘oversight’, the legal eagles with a whole new realm of ‘differences’ to play with, exemptions for the ‘unique’ and all the complex claptrap needed for ‘Australia’ to function, in a manner which suits. Then there would be the additional costs. Somehow I can’t see the DoIT or CASA giving up their powerbase without a struggle; the notion of a powerless CASA has as much chance of happening as the Board has of growing a set of balls.
Yet, they must. A ‘proper’ DAS (silly title) would/could guide and ‘assist’ both board and minister toward true reform of both regulator and rules would make a dream come true. The problem lays in the ‘selection’. One more ‘dud’ and I reckon industry will collapse, not under the weight and cost of current compliance, but because the real problem has not been addressed. Until the regulator is reformed and seen to be acting correctly, regaining industry trust and respect, the rest will be more window dressing. That will break many hearts.
The ‘application’ phase of the selection process is ended. The selection process is underway; anyone want to bet me a choc frog that Sen. David Fawcett is not invited to participate? He should be, the man can spot a ‘wrong-un’ and knows what is so desperately needed.
Another ‘intriguing’ element is the notable lack of interest in the selection process. I’ve not heard it mentioned outside the BRB and even then it’s never really got up as a ‘debated’ topic. There seems to be an air resignation that the board will just accept whoever the mandarins want and the boat will remain, resolutely, un-rocked. Carmody is, without doubt a top flight bureaucrat, but he ain’t, by nature, a reform DAS.
Not that anyone seems to give a monkey’s. A symptom of the low morale levels within the industry; as one fellahin said “how much worse can it get, if this ain’t rock bottom, then we must be close to”. Aye, maybe we should just give the job to the tea lady, save a fortune; we may even get some common sense along with the Scotch finger.
Toot-toot. Supported by the Board the minister makes his long awaited announcement.
Sandy'-"There is however one way which could help if the Board had any guts at all and that is to instruct the "DAS" to immediately create a recognition of the NZ rules by way of the Minister's expectation of 4G, mutual recognition."
That becoming reality would raise a cheer or two; but then the pain would follow. A joint ‘committee to ‘oversight’, the legal eagles with a whole new realm of ‘differences’ to play with, exemptions for the ‘unique’ and all the complex claptrap needed for ‘Australia’ to function, in a manner which suits. Then there would be the additional costs. Somehow I can’t see the DoIT or CASA giving up their powerbase without a struggle; the notion of a powerless CASA has as much chance of happening as the Board has of growing a set of balls.
Yet, they must. A ‘proper’ DAS (silly title) would/could guide and ‘assist’ both board and minister toward true reform of both regulator and rules would make a dream come true. The problem lays in the ‘selection’. One more ‘dud’ and I reckon industry will collapse, not under the weight and cost of current compliance, but because the real problem has not been addressed. Until the regulator is reformed and seen to be acting correctly, regaining industry trust and respect, the rest will be more window dressing. That will break many hearts.
The ‘application’ phase of the selection process is ended. The selection process is underway; anyone want to bet me a choc frog that Sen. David Fawcett is not invited to participate? He should be, the man can spot a ‘wrong-un’ and knows what is so desperately needed.
Another ‘intriguing’ element is the notable lack of interest in the selection process. I’ve not heard it mentioned outside the BRB and even then it’s never really got up as a ‘debated’ topic. There seems to be an air resignation that the board will just accept whoever the mandarins want and the boat will remain, resolutely, un-rocked. Carmody is, without doubt a top flight bureaucrat, but he ain’t, by nature, a reform DAS.
Not that anyone seems to give a monkey’s. A symptom of the low morale levels within the industry; as one fellahin said “how much worse can it get, if this ain’t rock bottom, then we must be close to”. Aye, maybe we should just give the job to the tea lady, save a fortune; we may even get some common sense along with the Scotch finger.
Toot-toot. Supported by the Board the minister makes his long awaited announcement.