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Su_Spence GA workplan?? - 

As required by BJ's January SOE to the CASA Board, yesterday Su_Spence released her GA workplan - see HERE. On first glance it does appear to be meeting the requirements of the minister's SOE. However the devil is always in the detail and unfortunately (once again) I believe the seemingly untouchable, unimpeachable aviation safety bureaucracy (residing under the protective Can'tberra bubble) have once again spun an almost impenetrable web of obfuscation and open-ended, weasel worded promises, designed in the short term to placate the (possibly outgoing) Minister, or the (possibly incoming), all care and absolutely zero responsibility, Labor miniscule. -   

The clues to the intent of this bollocks document IMO lies in the workplan overview:

Overview of the workplan

Consistent with the principles of best practice regulation, CASA continues to monitor regulatory impacts. In close collaboration with industry, we work to identify opportunities to refine the safety framework to keep the community safe while reducing costs wherever possible.

 "keep the community safe" - Hmm...now why does that line sound so familiar? remember this?

   

The General Aviation Workplan clearly sets out how and when CASA will optimise the regulatory framework for the general aviation sector. This will provide advice to stakeholders when regulatory changes impacting general aviation will likely occur among the range of other priority safety initiatives for government and industry.

Ensuring regulation is proportionate to risk and responsive to implementation challenges identified by industry helps to maximise flexibility for the sector and support commercial sustainability, while maintaining an appropriate level of safety.

CASA also recognises safety regulations, including the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR), need to be compatible with the role of general aviation in the broader industry. This is particularly relevant with regard to the challenges faced in regional and remote Australia as well as the sport and recreational sector.

         
Note the weasel words "monitor", "optimise", "recognises" are all empty words when there is no real acknowledgement or admission by the Su_Spence led CASA that the current parlous, decimated state of the GA industry is primarily due to their failed attempt to administer, in a timely manner, the regulatory reform program, which was started in 1988.

Read it and weep - 

MTF...P2 

ps Hmm...bring on the Nutcracker suite slaegan...

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