[Peetwo]

Ref: https://auntypru.com/sbg-1-03-20-quatrai...n-sadness/

..Then, we also had a mid-air collision which killed double the train wreck list; just a country mile from the train wreck. Did the minister and his entourage show up there in suitable costume? No? Then why not? The problems are the same – an unsafe operating environment – ignored and obfuscated by a series of transport ministers. “Your safety is our primary concern”. BOLLOCKS it is. Ducking responsibility is; giving a city swimming pool the money (10 Mill) which would have fixed the track; and, provided another ATCO or two which may have saved four more lives. Six dead in totally preventable accident? WTD are the politicians thinking?

 

The clock is ticking on Mangalore Midair warning??

Following on from the Dick Smith Skynews segment, over on the UP thread, I note the following contributions to the debate summed up perfectly by Leadballoon on all that is wrong with what is essentially a ministerial arse-covering exercise when it comes to Federal Government oversight of Airspace policy and Airservices Australia:

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Lead Balloon: 

Originally Posted by Mr Approach 
Folks - It is great to see some hitherto unknown names joining this crusade, so please read the Minister's Airspace Policy Statement (AAPS) and reflect on the fact that, regardless of his words, we do not provide Class E airspace for any uncontrolled airports with RPT services, never mind those that do not have RPT:

• Para 34 - The Government considers the safety of passenger transport services as the first priority in airspace administration and CASA should respond quickly to emerging changes in risk levels for passenger transport operations. Airspace administration should also seek to deliver good safety outcomes to all aviation participants.
  
  
• Para 35 - The Government expects that CASA will continue to review Australia’s airspace as required and continue to move towards closer alignment with the ICAO system and adoption of proven international best practice
  

No point in blaming Airservices or CASA, they are both overseen by the DIRD's general manager Air Traffic Policy, on behalf of the Minister Michael McCormack. The GM's name and address are:
Mr Jim Wolfe
General Manager
Air Traffic Policy
[i]Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
GPO Box 594
CANBERRA CITY 2601
Phone: (02) 6274 7611
Fax: (02) 6274 7804[/i]

From the Airspace Act https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C00178:

Part 2—Australian Airspace Policy Statement

8 Minister must make Australian Airspace Policy Statement

(1) The Minister must make a statement (the [b][i]Australian Airspace Policy Statement[/i][/b]).

Note: Generally, CASA must exercise its powers and perform its functions in a manner consistent with the statement: see section 11A of the [i]Civil Aviation Act 1988[/i].

Contents of statement

(2) The statement must:

(a) specify and describe the classifications to be used to administer Australian‑administered airspace; and

(b) specify and describe the designations to be used for the purposes of restricting access to, or warning about access to, particular volumes of Australian‑administered airspace; and

© describe the processes to be followed for changing the classifications or designations of particular volumes of Australian‑administered airspace; and

(d) outline the Commonwealth Government’s policy objectives for the administration and use of Australian‑administered airspace; and

(e) include a strategy for the administration and use of Australian‑administered airspace in the future.

(3) The statement may also include any other matter the Minister thinks appropriate.

Consistency with Chicago Convention

(4) The statement must be consistent with the Chicago Convention. However, if Australia has notified differences under Article 38 of that Convention, the statement must be consistent with those differences.

Legislation Act 2003

(5) A statement made under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the [i]Legislation Act 2003[/i] does not apply to the statement.

Note: Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the [i]Legislation Act 2003[/i] does not apply to the statement: see regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 54(2)(b) of that Act.

9 Consultation before making Statement

(1) Before making the Australian Airspace Policy Statement, the Minister must consult:

(a) CASA; and

(b) Airservices Australia.

(2) The Minister may also consult any other person or body the Minister thinks appropriate.

10 Statement must be reviewed every 3 years

The Minister must cause the Australian Airspace Policy Statement to be reviewed at least once in each of the following periods:

(a) the period of 3 years after it is made;

(b) the period of 3 years after the completion of the last review.

Summary: Just make shit up. - 

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MTF...P2 

PS: Shame Senator REX appears to have missed the point, perhaps someone?? would do well to provide a better briefing to REX on what the real underlying safety issues are here before the real wake up call message the Mangalore midair tragedy has so far provided get's lost in another ministerial arse-covering exercise until the next preventable disaster occurs -