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Joining the dots & dashes on the road to the HC defamation of a dead pilot - Part II

Reference SBG 23/12/18: https://auntypru.com/when-the-hurlyburly...t-and-won/

P2;

Hmm...Dr Gates certainly nailed it back then - wonder why he has since gone all quiet??

He is still around P2! The good Doctor is to Council what AuntyPru is to the Minister - a giant pain in the ass! Dr Gates is a very vocal member of the community who doesn’t hesitate in calling out Council at every opportunity on matters including, but not limited to - the aerodrome, pedestrian crossings, rates, environmental matters, Council developments, dredging, dams, beaches and even the local historical society.

As an active IOS member of the Evans Head community he seems to be spread across numerous issues that ironically are mostly caused by a useless local government Council. Hopefully he is keeping his finger on the aviation pulse and when he is called to duty he will once again succinctly thumb his nose and raise his middle finger to the numerous bureaucracies and governments that have his ire......

‘Safe Council shenanigans for all’

Indeed Gobbles it doesn't take much Google trolling to get a sense of how much of an activist the good Dr G has been on all manner of Local, State and Federal Govt causes...  

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ref:  https://www.google.com/search?q=dr+richa...66&bih=657× 675

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However one of the links that caught my eye was the good Doctor's ASRR submission and subsequent comments on the ASRR report:

1) https://auntypru.com/wp-content/uploads/...dacted.pdf

2) https://auntypru.com/wp-content/uploads/...ee_inc.pdf

30 June 2014
Comments on the Aviation Safety Regulation Review

1. My Committee appreciates the complex nature of the matters covered in the review.
2. While some attention was given to the problem of aviation safety and planning around aerodromes we do not believe that this important topic received the attention it deserves. The now out-of-date Australian Noise Exposure Forecast (ANEF) tool is being used as a surrogate for safety zones around many Australian airfields for planning purposes by both State and Local authorities. There is no evidence that a noise nuisance measure determined through political decision-making in the early 1980’s is an appropriate metric or tool for determining the safety zones around airfields. It is inappropriate for planners to be using this measure to determine where structures will or will not be built relative to active runways, etc. Should there be a loss of a large hull on take-off or landing in a built-up area this question will undoubtedly be raised in any investigation particularly given that the current risk model being used in the industry is one of “affordable risk”. This problem must be dealt with as a matter of urgency notwithstanding improvements in aircraft technology, etc. Safety zones need to be determined using appropriate empirical data such as those found in California Aircraft Accident Data sets. Boundary determinations need to be made by a Federal agency not State or Local governments who do not have the expertise. As it presently stands delegation of planning responsibility to State and Local authorities looks very much like rail gauge determinations of the 19th Century. There must be Australia-wide uniformity to ensure safety across Australia.
We note in passing interference by the ‘big developer lobby’ is Australian Standard 2021 with regard to the ANEF. This matter should be the subject of independent investigation given the use of this standard for planning purposes and determination of safety zones around airfields. Whose interests are being looked after here?
3. My Committee has dealt with the Department of Transport and Infrastructure under various names now for many years. In our view this Department has been very unhelpful and indeed obstructive, legalistic and heavily politicised. In our view aviation safety should be dealt with independently by an expert body arms length from government control. With regard to appointments to such a body there must be at least one person who is expert in human decision-making and human factors. It appears to us that such expertise seems to be wanting in many of the processes under review. There should be an Amicus Curiae developed by appropriate expertise in this area to inform decision-making. 
4. We are very concerned about the affordable risk model being used for many decisions. There are better models which have not been canvassed. Safety should not be the subject of the political process of the day but a reflection of the best empirical information available.
5. Appointments to senior positions must not be on a short term contract basis. Those on contract are more likely to be responsive to political masters if they are seeking contract renewal. This is not good from a safety perspective. Contracts inhibit arms-length and fearless advice. P2 HEAR! HEAR! to Dr G and the choccy frog is in the mail - 

Dr Richard Gates, President

Attached to the submission was a (Commonwealth Ombudsman forced) letter of correspondence from the former ATSB Chief Commissioner Beaker -    

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Ah yes Beaker's (& now the Hooded Canary's) BASR (beyond all sensible reason) supreme model for providing impenetrable topcover support for all Govt agencies that maybe smeared with possible 3rd party libelous excrement from a non-independent aviation accident investigation.   

In this particular case I can now fully understand why it was Beaker reinforced that he didn't 'see the associated safety issue as significant', after all Beaker (along with M&M) was up to his nuts in all kinds of dodgy dealings with the Commonwealth lease agreements loosely accommodated for under the carefully crafted Airports Act 1996 - FDS!   

However that was before Max Quartermain (may he RIP   ) inconveniently smashed a B200 into the Essendon DFO. Kind of makes sense now of why it was the Hooded Canary was so determined to eliminate all the other slices of cheese (including, once again, organisational factors) and slate all blame to the pilot:

 

Ref: https://auntypru.com/when-the-hurlyburly...t-and-won/

                 
MTF? Wad'ya reckon...P2