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SBG addendum - 

GD - have to agree mate, that passage of Can'tberra parliamentary inquiry play by the now departed KP was pure GOLD! It is desperately sad that our much loved nation is now being even more strangled by a bureaucracy seemingly hellbent on spewing out more & more reams of never ending red tape, while the pollywaffles dream up more ways to stab each other in the back - FDS God help us because Can'tberra never will...  

Anyway in an addendum to the SBG the following is my contribution to an AP email chain currently doing the rounds:

My information is that Campbell, an experienced GA flight instructor and also ex Chief Pilot for a NT-based charter organisation, is given little voice within the office while the COS Damien Callachor dictates what happens because Damien knows boats.


Best regards,

BW

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BW,

So what you are saying is Campbell's influence is negligible and he is merely a token gesture - a puppet; or a Muppet if you prefer?

It is my understanding that SC has political aspirations and is merely marking time till an opportunity of pre-selection for a Nats seat becomes available. This could explain his flip-flop CV for at least the last 5 years?

However IMO this doesn't contradict the (perceived or otherwise) conflict of interest that this guy has. How can you have someone that less than 4 months ago was the Senior aviation adviser to the CASA CEO Carmody suddenly be appointed Senior advisor to the Minister responsible for oversighting CASA?

It should also not be forgotten that Campbell helped enshrine in law arguably the greatest regulatory imposts to industry in the 30 year history of the RRP, Part 61 closely followed by Part 141/142:

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)]Manager, Part 61 taskforce, Part 141/142
Dates Employed Oct 2015 – Mar 2016 

Employment Duration 6 mos
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)]Location Canberra, Australia[/color][/color]
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)]Manager of CASR Part 141/142 review team.[/color]

Finally in reference to the same AP post - McDo'Naut and the Iron Ring mole within?:

..Of course the passing of that amendment bill was subsequently delayed due to the tragic YMEN DFO accident less than 3 months later. Well apparently the ministerial concerns back then were unfounded because with little to no fanfare the amendment bill was passed last week in both houses of Parliament: Airports Amendment Bill 2018 

So I guess the verdict is SC did a good job advising the miniscule and the Govt - the real question there is but for WHO did he do a good job? Because it certainly wasn't the victims of the DFO prang or by association certain industry stakeholders (ie aircrew/ATCOs etc) and of course the travelling public... 

Now refer to the RRAT Senate Committee report:

Chapter 4 - Essendon Airport investigations and committee views
(PDF 76KB)

Committee views
Essendon Airport accident
4.44      As the investigations continue into the tragedy that occurred at Essendon Airport in February 2017, the committee observes that such a terrible event may trigger reinvigorated discussions at all levels of government on broader airport land use planning and development issues, to improve the safety for all those who engage with airports.
4.45      The recently announced ATSB investigation into the building approval process for buildings around Essendon Airport, resulting from the Essendon crash, will play an important role in progressing discussions about aviation safety in relation to urban development. As previously noted, the findings of this investigation should be carefully considered in the context of legislative changes to airport planning laws.
4.46      The committee hopes that the important work of NASAG goes some way to addressing the concerns of stakeholders about building and structures near runways, and the impact these have on safe aircraft operation.
4.47      It appears to the committee that the encroachment of developments, be they residential or commercial, on and near airport land presents significant safety concerns. It is essential that safety on and around airports is given proper consideration at all times, without being overridden by commercial pressures.
4.48      The committee is of the view that a holistic approach should be taken to airport planning, and this should be reflected in the MP process. It should be incumbent on all airport lessees, developers and planners to do more than the bare minimum to adhere to airport planning legislation and frameworks, in order to give proper consideration to broader safety considerations.

The following extract is from the now decade old 2008 ICAO audit report:

And from the ICAO 2017 audit report: http://auntypru.com/wp-content/uploads/2...t_full.pdf

AGA:
Ensure that the State has a coordinated mechanism to ensure full and effective implementation of the obstacle limitation surfaces (OLS) at aerodromes, including arrangements to prohibit any building developments which could create an obstacle to aircraft operations.

Now consider that Campbell was the aviation adviser to Chester when the minister first introduced the Airport Act Amendment Bill 2016 into the Parliament and when the YMEN DFO accident occurred. Supposedly he was influential/provided advice to the minister when Chester requested that the RRAT Legislative committee review of that Bill be deferred till such time as the ATSB could complete their investigation into the Essendon DFO accident: Interim Report

1.16      On 2 March, correspondence was received from Minister Chester requesting that the committee consider extending its inquiry in light of the tragic accident and subsequent investigations underway (at Appendix 1).

Then consider that this same aviation adviser was back in place in the Minister's office when the final report of the committee was handed down leading to the Bill itself being last week passed unchallenged through the Parliament. So despite the identification by ICAO of a potential serious safety issue over a decade ago and despite Chester's concerns back in March 2017, this serious safety issue is still yet to be effectively risk mitigated.

So IMO the dude is either totally inept; running his own self-interest political agenda; or running interference on behalf of the CASA Iron Ring? 

 
MTF...P2