Submissions received by the Committee

Aviation Accident Investigations

Submissions received by the Committee

Sub No.

1Civil Aviation Safety Authority (PDF 397KB) Attachment 1(PDF 5395KB) Attachment 2(PDF 6218KB) Attachment 3(PDF 5596KB) Attachment 4(PDF 6528KB) Attachment 5(PDF 6032KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 1183KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 3676KB) 
2Australian Transport Safety Bureau (PDF 540KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 407KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 51KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 271KB) 
3Mr Spencer Ferrier (PDF 46KB) 
4Airline Passenger Safety Association (PDF 240KB) 
5Mr Stan van de Wiel (PDF 56KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 568KB) 
6Ms Karen Casey (PDF 72KB) 
7Pel-Air  (PDF 64KB) 
8Australian and International Pilots Association  (PDF 5636KB) 
9Mr Gary Currall (PDF 84KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 74KB) 
10Mr Bryan Aherne (PDF 1452KB) Attachment 1(PDF 510KB) Attachment 2(PDF 74KB) Attachment 3(PDF 60KB) Attachment 4(PDF 41KB) Attachment 5(PDF 83KB) Attachment 6(PDF 317KB) Attachment 7(PDF 225KB) Attachment 8(PDF 538KB) Attachment 9(PDF 265KB) Attachment 10(PDF 16KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 3002KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 856KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 5003KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 34261KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 1260KB) 
11Mr Mick Quinn (PDF 2504KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 68KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 386KB) 
12Mr Richard Davies (PDF 187KB) Attachment 1(PDF 608KB) Attachment 2(PDF 74KB) Attachment 3(PDF 34KB) Attachment 4(PDF 43KB) Attachment 5(PDF 42KB) Attachment 6(PDF 42KB) Attachment 7(PDF 47KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 161KB) 
13Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (PDF 2687KB) 
14Bureau of Meteorology (PDF 553KB) 
15AMROBA (PDF 101KB) Attachment 1(PDF 76KB) Attachment 2(PDF 115KB) 
16Mr Shane Urquhart (PDF 194KB) 
17Airservices Australia (PDF 4575KB) 
18Mr John Lyon (PDF 87KB) 
19Mr Ian McPhee (PDF 14KB) 
20Royal Flying Doctor Service (PDF 1071KB) 
21Flight Safety Foundation (PDF 263KB) 
22Mr Dominic James (PDF 38KB) 


Additional Information Received

1Documents tabled at public hearing in Canberra, ACT on Monday, 22 October 2012;(PDF 33089KB) 
2Correspondence from the ATSB to CASA regarding a critical safety issue, received 22 October 2012;(PDF 2663KB) 
3Correspondence from CASA to the ATSB regarding the classification of air ambulance flights, received 22 October 2012;(PDF 492KB) 
4Emails from CASA officials regarding fuel planning and in-flight decision making, received 22 October 2012;(PDF 1254KB) 
5Correspondence from CASA to committee clarifying statements made at 22 October 2012 hearing, received 1 November 2012;(PDF 163KB) 
6Correspondence from CASA to committee clarifying statements made at 22 October hearing, received 12 November 2012;(PDF 68KB) 
7Correspondence between the committee and the ATSB regarding a request for documents, received 3 October 2012;(PDF 646KB) 
8Document tabled at public hearing in Canberra, ACT on Wednesday, 21 November 2012;(PDF 535KB) 
9Correspondence from CASA to committee clarifying statements made at 21 November hearing, received 30 November 2012;(PDF 221KB) 
10Correspondence from CASA regarding available guidance for diversion, received 16 December 2012;(PDF 200KB) 
11Internal CASA report titled "Oversight Deficiencies- Pel-Air and Beyond" also known as the Chambers report (dated 1 August 2010), received 10 October 2012;(PDF 6210KB) 
12Internal ATSB email regarding the ATSB and CASA's approach to the Pel-Air investigation (dated 9 February 2010), received 10 October 2012;(PDF 1093KB) 
13Internal CASA email regarding the discussion with the ATSB over the content of the ATSB report (dated 18 August 2010), received 10 October 2012;(PDF 1193KB) 
14Internal CASA email (dated 4 February 2010) ATSB identification of a 'critical safety issue' may have ramification for CASA actions in relation to Mr James, received 10 October 2012;(PDF 913KB) 
15Advice from the UK Civil Aviation Authority to CASA providing an assessment of the fatigue scores for the accidental flight (dated 11 December 2009), received 10 October 2012;(PDF 881KB) 
16Internal ATSB email- reviewer wanting to look more closely at FRMS and re-interview pilots (dated 24 May 2012), received 10 October 2012;(PDF 535KB) 
17Internal ATSB email- reviewer indicating they can't deviate at this point and they have to work with what they have (dated 24 May 2012), received 10 October 2012;(PDF 360KB) 
18Internal ATSB email regarding the inconsistency in safety knowledge of ATSB staff (dated 6 August 2012), received 10 October 2012;(PDF 1597KB) 
19CASA Special Audit of Pel-Air Fatigue Risk Management System, received 10 October 2012;(PDF 5428KB) 
20Correspondence from CASA to committee clarifying statements made at 15 February 2013 hearing, received 26 April 2013;(PDF 7464KB) 

Answers to Questions on Notice

1Answers to questions taken on notice on 22 October 2012, in Canberra;(PDF 1532KB) 
2Answers to questions taken on notice on 19 November 2012, in Canberra;(PDF 9401KB) 
3Answers to questions taken on notice on 21 November 2012, in Canberra;(PDF 4052KB) 
4Answers to written questions taken on notice on 21 November 2012, in Canberra;(PDF 1588KB) 
5Answers to questions taken on notice on 15 February 2013, in Canberra;(PDF 598KB) 
6Answers to written questions taken on notice on 15 February 2013, in Canberra;(PDF 2884KB) 
7Answers to questions taken on notice on 28 February 2013, in Canberra;(PDF 231KB) 
8Answers to written questions taken on notice on 28 February 2013, in Canberra;(PDF 189KB) 

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:+61 2 6277 3511
Fax:+61 2 6277 5811
Email:rrat.sen@aph.gov.au