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The Iron Ring strikes back -

Via PelAir MKII thread:

ATCB & FASA beyond redemption on Pelair cover-up

At Hoody's 1st official appearance at Estimates (22/11/16) he declared the potential for a 'perceived' conflict of interest in regards to the PelAir cover-up reinvestigation: Hood tabled opening remarks -  (PDF 2.27MB)

Mr Hood: The accident occurred when I was involved in regulatory oversight with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. Prior to my appointment as the chief commissioner of the ATSB, I declared to the minister and to the ATSB commission a potential or perceived conflict of interest in relation to my involvement and approval in that report. With that in mind, the proposal I put forward to the minister and to the commission is that Captain Chris Manning would be the commissioner who would be responsible for the ongoing approval of and release of that report. As a result of this committee and the ASRR, the Aviation Safety Regulation Review, which recommended the appointment of an aviation commissioner, Captain Manning is the first aviation commissioner of the ATSB. He is a former chief pilot at Qantas and the former president of the Australian and International Pilots Association. So he is very well-qualified in this area. With respect to my conflict of interest—or perceived or potential—Captain Chris Manning and the other aspect are being cared for by Pat Hornby, who is the manager of our legal services, so for any questions I will defer to those two...

Given the bizarre, micro-managing, high viz performance since that time, I now firmly believe that Hood was hired as Murky's 'Mandarin pick' as the perfect foil and Beaker replacement, for the continuing PelAir cover-up reinvestigation and indeed the MH370 SIO search cock-up and/or cover-up.

Like Beaker was most definitely the patsy to the Lord Sith of the Iron Ring, so to is there much evidence that Hoody is re-incarnated as the next voodoo Muppet to Dr A...

E.g. historical reference via FOI.. : 

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Also of interest in that DJ embuggerance email chain:

This is an interesting reference when you put it up against the nasty Dr A reply to the Finance Dept in regards to the DJ 'Act of Grace' application: FOI 16-51 Document 33

Personally I don't think there is any 'perceived' COI about it - it is a huge COI and seriously calls into the true motives for hiring one Greg Hood for a position that he is seriously under qualified for...  

Standing by for incoming on the above...

MTF? Most definitely...P2