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NT virtual public hearing.

Via the Yaffa:

Senate Hearing to focus on NT
1 September 2021

A hearing of the senate inquiry into the general aviation industry scheduled for 7 September will focus on submissions from people and operators from the Northern Territory.

Hearings next week were originally planned for Alice Springs and Darwin, but COVID restrictions mean one session will now be conducted via video link to Canberra and streamed online.

The Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport (RRAT) has not yet released the hearing program, but sources tell Australian Flying that several operators in the NT are set to give evidence.

The inquiry last held a hearing in January 2021, and progress has been hampered by COVID restrictions and a low number of submissions. At the time of writing, only 56 had been received.

The hearing will be streamed live on the Parliament of Australia website.

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Plus via this week's EWH:

 ..The senate inquiry into the GA industry is ready to get going again this Tuesday, with a hearing scheduled for NT operators via video link. The last hearing was in January and it turned out to be quite explosive; there were pointed accusations of malfeasance and doubts expressed about the veracity of some of CASA's evidence. I don't expect this one to be quite as rambuncitous, but I also don't think NT operators will be holding back their feelings. COVID has really compromised the ability of the senate committee get this done right, which was evidenced by the interim report fielded last year, which stated simply that there was nothing to report. With four months to run until the final report is due, the committee is going to have to hit their straps to make it on time. But they could certainly use some help from the GA community. Senator Susan McDonald's plea for more submissions drew only two more, which dilutes the committee's ability to state the conclusions represent the views of the wider GA community. Governments and regulators are always looking for apathy in order to justify inaction. The good news is that the most important submissions–those from the leading associations–are on the table, even if they're aren't in agreement.

Will put up the NT hearing program once available but in the meantime I note that Sterlo's aviation inquiry will be running alongside the McDolittle effort, beginning on Monday - see HERE.

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MTF...P2