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Courtesy Oz Flying today - 09 June 2016 

Australia's aviation safety regulation reform program is actually older than the regulator itself

CASA puts 2020 Sunset Date on Regulation Reform
8 June 2016

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) released today a timeline that shows it intends to complete all regulation reform before 2020, which means the total process will have taken 32 years.


According to the timeline, there are still 20 CASR parts to be done, with the final suite, Part 139 - Aerodromes, to become effective in November 2020.

CASA Director of Aviation Safety Mark Skidmore said the new timetable takes into account the aviation community’s capacity to cope with regulatory changes.

“Our main aim is to avoid placing any unnecessary burdens on aviation organisations or individuals during the process of developing and implementing new and improved regulations,” he said.

“CASA has allowed plenty of time for consultation on the development of new regulations so we can listen to feedback and respond to the views of the aviation community.

“The timetable has realistic transition periods to give everyone adequate time to move across to the new regulations."

The regulation reform program has been underway since 1988, with several initiatives designed to bring the process to an end seemingly producing no results.

In September last year, Skidmore told CASA staff he would prefer to miss the government's deadline if it meant getting new regulations right first time.

Skidmore stated that the timeline to complete reforms reflects a new approach to implementing new regulations.

“CASA has learnt from past mistakes made during the development and introduction of regulatory changes such as the flight crew licensing suite.

“Consultation processes are being improved, regulations will be tested with the aviation community before introduction and information will be presented clearly and provided consistently.

“Our new approach to regulatory reform is consistent with the Federal Government’s response to the Aviation Safety Regulation Review, which stated time was needed for the aviation community and CASA to adjust to and successfully implement regulatory changes.”

The whole timeline can be read on the CASA website.

Read more at http://www.australianflying.com.au/lates...sSUxwPO.99

Here is a link for the timeline: https://www.casa.gov.au/files/new-regula...ne-2016jpg

Notice how it starts from 2015 not 1988 and note also there is no indication of cost to date nor projected future cost. Personally I would like to see a comparison to US, NZ etc. equivalent rules and their total page count. 

Here is the 19th century - rule by an iron fist - Skidmore endorsed spin for this bollocks timeline: https://www.casa.gov.au/rules-and-regula...-timetable

No comment except to say Skidmore simply has to go if there is any remote chance for GA industry survival in this country beyond February 2017 - RIP GA if Oliver remains

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More Leopards & more spots: More (Oliver endorsed) 'Iron Ring' bollocks & propaganda today beating a punch drunk, cowering, bunch of professional aviators, LAME/AMEs, operators & private pilot/aircraft owners into submission (via Oz Flying): 

Strict Liability to stay in CASRs
10 June 2016
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GA pilots will still be subject to the concept of strict liability when they go flying. (Steve Hitchen

Strict Liability will stay in the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations despite aviation community feedback that found the concept offensive.

Strict Liability laws remove the need for prosecutors to prove intent, knowledge, recklessness or negligence when prosecuting; they need only to prove the person commited the act.

In a recent release of responses to aviation community feedback, CASA stated "... the strict liability clauses remain. CASA uses just culture principles during investigation and enforcement. On the rare occasions when penalty provisions are used they are proportionate to the offence committed."

When Australian Flying asked CASA to elaborate, a spokesperson said "It is common for public health, safety and welfare regulations to be strict liability offences. Most motor traffic rules in Australia are cast as strict liability offences, as are contraventions of virtually every New Zealand Civil Aviation Rule.

"The statement indicating a breach of a particular regulation is a strict liability offence has been required in Australian legislation since the mid-1990s as a transparency measure. In the past, the courts simply inferred that such offences were strict liability offences.

"CASA adopts a ‘just culture’ approach when considering the enforcement of any regulatory requirement. This means in most cases it is not likely that a matter will be referred for criminal prosecution.

"It is important to understand that an honest mistake of fact is, and has always been, a complete defence to a strict liability offence."

Strict liability was applied to aviation in the early 2000s, and has proven very unpopular because it meant CASA could now take operators and pilots to court based only on the evidence that the act was committed, which many believed provided the regulator with opportunities to abuse power.

Read more at http://www.australianflying.com.au/lates...yUimZy1.99

     
Skidmore: "All aviators are proven criminals, especially those dangerous bloody CVD Pilots" 


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