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Public and industry comments on the Aviation Safety Regulation Review Report

Public and Industry comments made on the Aviation Safety Regulation Review Report are set out below, except for comments that were submitted to the Department as confidential comments, and comments that the Department has elected to withhold on the basis that they contain significant personal, sensitive, and/or potentially defamatory information. Published comments have been redacted in some cases to remove personal or sensitive information (such as personal addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, licence or membership numbers, and scanned signatures).

Public submissions to the Aviation Safety Regulation Review

Public submissions made to the Aviation Safety Regulation Review are set out below, except for submissions that were submitted to the Review as confidential submissions, and submissions that the department has elected to withhold (following legal advice) on the basis that they contain significant personal, sensitive, and/or potentially defamatory information. Published submissions have been redacted in some cases to remove personal or sensitive information (such as personal addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, licence or membership numbers, and scanned signatures).

Aviation Safety Regulation Review – panel members

Mr David Forsyth AM (Australia)—Review Panel Chair

Mr Forsyth has extensive experience in aviation engineering and management. A professional engineer and a Member of the Order of Australia, he has held executive and board positions across the industry, government, not-for-profit and academic sectors in Australia.

Aviation Safety Regulation Review

Announcement of Aviation Safety Regulation Review

On 14 November 2013, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, the Hon Warren Truss MP, announced the Government had established an independent review of aviation safety regulation in Australia.

Aviation Publications

A range of Aviation related publications.

General aviation flight plan

General Aviation Advisory Network Work Plan 2018–2019

Priority one: Develop a broad long term strategic perspective for General Aviation (GA)

1A) Define GA, its role, strategic direction and legislative framework, by:

  • identifying levers to better promote GA in Australia as a contributor to social and economic development, as part of the broader strategic plan.

1B) Inform and help shape the GA policy framework by:

General Aviation Study terms of reference

Purpose:

The purpose of this study is to examine the General Aviation (GA) industry in Australia, and outline the challenges facing the GA industry and opportunities to respond to those challenges.

The study will examine:

2016 Applications Refused

IMO/ILO Guidelines on Seafarers Welfare

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Labour Organization have developed and adopted three sets of non-mandatory guidelines to ensure the rights of seafarers are respected. These are the Guidelines on Fair Treatment of Seafarers in the Event of a Maritime Accident, the Guidelines on Shipowners" Responsibilities in respect of Contractual Claims for Personal Injury to or Death of Seafarers and the Guidelines on Provision of Financial Security in Case of Abandonment of Seafarers.

Modernising Airspace Protection—Public Consultation Paper

The department in consultation with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), Airservices Australia (Airservices) and the Department of Defence (Defence), has developed three proposals to modernise airspace protection in Australia:
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