Kerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Transport) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I again ask the minister to give an assurance that CASA will apply to the Federal Court to ensure that this airline remains grounded under the provisions of the act, as it can. Isn’t it the case that the Civil Aviation Safety Authority has repeatedly refused to listen to claims about Transair’s risky operations? Apparently now they have started to. Doesn’t this backflip by CASA demonstrate why Australians are losing confidence in the aviation safety regulator?