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Senator Barry O'sullivan announces senate enquiry into Drones

Excellent news and well done Senator. It's heartening to see that the strength and tenacity of the Senate crew continues unabated. Kind of good timing too, now that Skid'mark has left for early retirement, and it makes one even more fond of the Senators  
Goldman Sachs Turnbulls back peddling over recent days also kinda makes arseclowns like Darren of the Desirable and vile CAsA mouthpiece Pooter Gobson look like complete twats too! I will be interested in also seeing Wingnuts performance under the spotlight.better tape those ears back so as not to allow an uneven flow of air conditioning through the chamber  

Senator may I recommend asking Murky the following;

- exactly how many confirmed Drone altercations have been recorded and or reported to CAsA and the ATsB, and;
- perhaps also ask him how many drones have been found intact, damaged or destroyed at actual airports, within boundaries and on or besides runways and taxiways? I'm sure that the Office of Transport security has some of that information at their disposal Perhaps they even have an incident on file from Sydney airport from at least 2 to 3 years ago! Indeed, it is not a new risk that has been identified in just recent weeks!
- ask Murky how many drones have been found to have breached secure government
Infrastructure?

Here is the link to Simply Marvellous Horse Pooh;

Senate inquiry to examine security implications of drones



Barry O'Sullivan says drones in the wrong hands could be devastating.

Reference NX thread:

The die is cast -

Probably also explains why NX has delayed his DM (above)...

Reference 11 Oct 2016 Senate Hansard:

The Clerk: Postponement notifications have been lodged in respect of the following:

Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 standing in the name of Senator Xenophon for today, proposing the disallowance of the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Part 101) Regulation 2016, postponed till 21 November 2016....

Cheers Gobbles...MTF P2

Update: Via the other Aunty...

Drones set to come under scrutiny in Senate inquiry
Updated about 3 hours ago
Wed 12 Oct 2016, 8:51am

Photo: Drones are increasingly being used across Australia. (Supplied: Anthony Hoy)

The Senate looks set to hold an inquiry into the use of drones, which will examine air safety and the role remotely piloted aircraft can play in industries such as agriculture.

This week, the Federal Government also announced a safety review into new Civil Aviation Safety Authority rules that allow people to fly light drones without a licence or training.

Liberal National Party senator Barry O'Sullivan said the Coalition, Labor and some crossbenchers were interested in pursuing the issue in the Senate.

South Australian senator Nick Xenophon has raised concerns about the new rules.
Senator O'Sullivan said his interest was in examining the role drones could play in agriculture, with farmers using the technology to increase productivity on their properties.

He said drones were increasingly being used across Australia.

"As this technology becomes available and becomes more cost efficient, we can see an absolute proliferation," Senator O'Sullivan said.

"This is the cusp of the iPhone for a lot of people, when you're talking about pizza operators wanting to deliver pizzas by drone … you've got a pretty busy bit of air space happening there."

Senator O'Sullivan said the terms of reference had not been finalised yet.

The House of Representatives has previously held an inquiry on the issue and tabled a report in 2014, but Senator O'Sullivan said more questions needed to be asked.

"Some of us think that it might not have quite anticipated the proliferation of drones.

"The Senate inquiry is designed to have a more thorough look, really a look over the horizon as we start to see tens of thousands and, predicably, hundreds of thousands of these things in air space."

MTF...P2