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kharon
I find it amazing that the mere threat of a 1000 job loss in the shipping industry can generate howls of dismay from the Senators; but when aviation sheds that many this year; not a dicky bird is said – why is it so?

Bankstown is a classic hundreds employed diminishing to tens, the airport a barren waste ground, awaiting the developers bulldozer.  

Below, one of the many cries of anguish and appeals from industry falling on the deaf ears and no action from government on a critical situation, becoming worse everyday.  

As if all this were not enough,

I’ve just been advised by my LAME of the extent of the ‘SIDS’ that I am facing on my CT210G which has less than 5000hrs total time and is in very good condition.

The cost will exceed the value of the aircraft. I’m not going to do them it’s just lunacy.

Where is the safety case? If my aircraft was in the US I would not have to do them!! What’s so different about the air here?? Is it the CO² level at CASA in Canberra which has sent all and sundry there mad??

I may very well schedule – which I do now - inspections on a regular basis and attend to issues as and when they arrive, but this pull the aeroplane apart and then put it back together at a cost of 10’s of $’000’s for NO DEMONSTRATED REASON is just crippling. So my aeroplane is grounded and the parting out process will begin, unless there is some semblance of common sense applied. I just can’t see it.

I don’t really know if I have the resolve to continue with a near 30 year interest which I adore.

How many others are in the same boat? – there must be hundreds.

The endless wait for reform – and answers to questions – while an industry slowly bleeds to death and the CASA hyena waits to feed on the near dead carcass.

Disgraceful Senators, the rank stench of hypocrisy becoming stronger in the stale air of no positive improvement, just more hot air.

Selah.

In case you were wondering what provoked this short, sharp, outburst from "K" - & the copied quote from a PAIN email chain - it was this post off the Rev Forsyth's thread: 

AMROBA - Who cares??

Saw the following from off the AMROBA site, thought it needed some exposure and where better to put it than on the Reverend Forsyth's thread - Why? Well IMHO he is one of a minority who truly does care...   

Strange dichotomy?- Marine v Aviation Industries

I have often thought that, in a strange way, the non-partisan approach to aviation safety & the apathy of the aviation industry in general, is ironically doing our industry a huge disservice. Now I have further evidence to confirm my suspicions with a point of comparison with the Australian Maritime Industry...  

Two days ago the RRAT Legislative Committee tabled a report from an inquiry that looked into - Shipping Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 [Provisions]

However the findings of that report were not unanimously accepted by the members of the committee. Consequently two dissenting reports were also tabled, one from Labor & one from the Greens.

Both of these reports take issue with the CBA/RIS of the proposed amended legislation,  plus the potential loss of industry jobs if the legislation was to be accepted by the Senate:



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This inquiry generated 20 submissions and as we know the ASRR (Forsyth review) generated 269 submissions, which was followed up by 48 responses to the Forsyth panel findings & recommendations. Yet the largely accepted by Government Forsyth recommendations have effectively stalled in bureaucratic obfuscation and as a consequence the GA industry (refer AMROBA - Who Cares?) sits on the precipice of losing yet more small to medium sized businesses which include Flying Schools, MROs & charter operators.
 
The jobs already lost and yet to be lost due to the strangulation through regulation impost and sociopathic embuggerance by CASA, would easily be counted in the 1000's. So why is there no outcry from either the Greens or Labor? 

Dichotomy?- You bet..

Now because of the two dissenting reports (Labor & Greens) the proposed Shipping Legislation Amendment Bill 2015, is at real risk of being rolled once passed into the Senate.

The Miniscule's office has subsequently been provoked into an almost instantaneous response in an attempt to diffuse the Labor/Green motion of dissent:

Senate Committee backs coastal shipping reform

Media Release
WT328/2015
14 October 2015


The Rural, Regional Affairs and Transport Senate Committee has backed the Government's Shipping Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 in its report tabled in the Senate.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss thanked Committee members for their consideration and said the Government had to act now to ensure coastal shipping is a viable and long term part of Australia's freight transport network.

“The Australian Government plans to help deliver more affordable freight costs for businesses and greater choice between shipping companies, which will lead to better services being provided to Australian industries,” Mr Truss said.

“Evidence, supplied by shippers, shows that Labor's Act has increased the price of coastal shipping services and reduced competition, hitting Australian businesses hard and adding uncertainty and red tape without improving the viability of Australia's shipping sector or the quality of shipping services.

“Without changes to our regulatory settings, shipping will not be able to deliver the competitive, efficient services that Australian businesses need.

“Industries like aluminium, gypsum, cement, sugar, resources, fertiliser, petroleum, grain, manufacturing, and a plethora of other producers that can or could use coastal shipping services if it was more competitive, will benefit from the Government's proposed reform.”

The Senate Committee in its report acknowledges that Labor's current coastal shipping legislation is “clearly inadequate” and “intent on making things as difficult as possible for those seeking to use its services.”

The Senate Committee notes that Labor's Act has “failed to revitalise coastal shipping—indeed it seems, perversely, to have facilitated its continuing decline, making it often more economic to import goods than to ship them locally.”

The Senate Committee has acknowledged the Government's Bill will allow shipping users access to more competitive coastal shipping services; “It removes impediments, leverages strengths and reduces costs, and its passage will benefit the economy greatly.”

Just think what the GA industry could do with that kind of horsepower if such a scenario involved the CAA Act being up for amendment, i.e. along these lines -  Balancing Acts & reform? - Part I & Balancing Acts & reform? - Part II:

Next order of action from the DAS has to be a demand that the Minister amend, the root of all evil, the currently un-constitutional S9A of the CAA Act.


To help explain why this is essential I refer to the WJR Hamilton 'Response to the ASRR report':

    
{*1 IOS - 'Ills of society' McComic 2012 - "Do not be dismayed by our vocal but largely uninformed minority of critics; they are symptomatic of other ills in society. I prefer ‘facts’ when engaged in discussions; not hearsay and tautological rubbish that some others seem to regard as promising material.” }

And if we need any further historical proof of why this is essential we can't go past many of the Ken Cannane & AMROBA references on the subject. In particular I refer to the latest AMROBA newsletter - Volume 12 Issue 9 (September 15)


Ref page 2-3:

2. Regulatory Reform Keeps General Aviation in the Past

For 30 years regulatory reform has been reshaping the same requirements over and over again.

Without conceptual change to the structure of the regulatory framework, government will continue to produce recycled ideas and concepts. This cannot continue – a complete conceptual change is required to properly empower the general aviation individuals and organisations to enhance safety and once again grow this industry...

Ref page 3-4:

Is the Civil Aviation Act supporting General Aviation?

When the ASRR Report recommendations were almost totally supported by the government, AMROBA made a submission to government stating that many provisions of the Act would need amending to permanently implement the recommendations of that Review. If the Act is not changed then this or the next regime of CASA will revert to the same processes that continues to create unrest, thus requiring another government funded review into aviation.

The basic problem with the Act is Sec. 98 where government/CASA have made numerous changes over the years because they will not use Sec 9(1)© to promulgate Aviation Safety Standards, as proposed by the ASRR Report. Basically, the Report states, to comply with Article 37 of the Chicago Convention, the Sec 9(1)© Standards should be consistent to the Convention and other mature aviation systems like Europe, North America and NZ.

However, as industry has experienced in the past, implementing the recommendations depends on public servants and, in particular, those in the Department of Infrastructure to make changes to the Civil Aviation Act to make these changes permanent. When compared to the NZ Act, the current Act does not have the same detail based on the Convention Articles...

MTF..P2


Ps A note for Senator Fawcett who appears to be MIA?

Yesterday the 'Parliamentary Friends of Rail'...

Parliamentary Friends of Rail Group


The vision of the group is to strengthen the rail industry in Australia, through creating opportunities for leaders in both government and the business sector to meet and discuss issues of key importance to Australia's economic future.  Members of the group will be engaged on key rail issues, participate in policy discussions and interact with top industry leaders and fellow rail advocates.

Contact Persons:
Mr John Alexander  MP
Mr Stephen Jones  MP
(Co-convenors)

..got excellent coverage on social media, partly because Rail is currently topical in politics e.g.

‏@M_McCormackMP 16h16 hours ago

Great to speak to the Parl Friends of Rail and @AustRail mtg tonight. Well done @JohnAlexanderMP & @StephenJonesMP.

Hmm...guess who is the Chair of the 'Parliamentary Friends of Aviation'?

Parliamentary Friends of Aviation Group

As legislators, we have a key role in keeping aviation both safe and viable as an industry and the friendship group will provide members a great opportunity to stay informed about the issues the industry is facing.

Contact Persons:
Senator David Fawcett – Chair person
Senator Joe Ludwig – Deputy Chairperson