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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.

The Australian
12:00AM October 12, 2016
Joe Kelly
Political reporter
Canberra
@joekellyoz
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The national security implications of increased drone use, including the prospect of a weapons payload being dropped on a capacity crowd at a major sports stadium, has triggered a Senate inquiry.

Barry O’Sullivan, deputy chairman of the rural, regional affairs and transport references committee, told The Australian he believed drones could be as common as mobile phones in the future, especially given their commercial application in areas such as agriculture.

“Just imagine in 20 years time, you’re standing out watering the garden. And it’s not beyond conceivable thought that you won’t be able to look at a clear sky that doesn’t have multiple drones in it delivering post and pizzas and whatever payload their delivering,” he told The Australian.

Senator O’Sullivan said the committee aimed to ensure that drones were properly regulated and could perform commercial activities, like the delivery of goods to consumers, without raising safety concerns.

“These things are capable of delivering significant payloads of whatever you want,” he said.

“I don’t want to get to be an alarmist, but there’s a security risk. Imagine being able to take a drone, and you’re on a seven-storey building, 500m from (Brisbane’s) Suncorp Stadium and you can deliver a payload into a crowd of 80,000 people.”

Drones are not allowed to fly within 5.5km of an airfield, no higher than 400 feet nor within 30m of people or vehicles.

Under changes brought in last month, commercial operators of drones weighing less than 2kgs do not need to apply for a licence from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
The move was aimed at reducing regulatory fees of about $1400 for commercial drone operators, but it was met with concern by aviation groups.

The Australian Federation of Air Pilots said the collision of a 2kg drone with a plane travelling at 400km/h could cause catastrophic damage.

Senator O’Sullivan said many members of the committee believed CASA “may not have paid enough attention to detail” in making the changes.

The Labor chairman of the committee, Glenn Sterle, told The Australian he supported the inquiry.

“They (drones) are becoming a very popular piece of equipment, not only for work, but also for recreational use,” he said. “I’m certainly backing it in. We need to have a look at this.”

Senator O’Sullivan said the terms of reference would look at the issues of registration and training. He said the government should know who was using them.

“We know everyone in the country who has a driver’s licence who goes out and operates a vehicle that could impact on fellow citizens, so it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that this could be considered with drones,” he said.

I am confident that the Klan man, 'that man Iggins' and Junior Bingers will provide some ongoing reporting. Have fun boys.

P2, may I indulge? Thank you. MTF

Excellent catch Gobbles and indulge away mate...

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