coljones

I suggested that they move the Incorporated Association to the NSW jurisdiction and get a solicitor (or the local fish shop) in Queanbeyan to be the registered office (if need be) - they don't need a registered office, they just need a public officer (over 18, ordinarily living in NSW) - the public officer does not need to be a member of the committee (Board) but is the prime signatory in regard to the registration. An incorporated association may become registered under the Corporations Act so it can carry on business in other states or territories outside of its home jurisdiction without needing to register as a company.

And the differences in obligations and penalties for officeholders under the various incorporated associations acts are? And the policemen to ensure compliance under the Corporations Act and Incorporated Associations Acts are? And the method of running postal ballots under the Corporations Act and Incorporated Associations Act (ACT v's say NSW) is? I would have expected a lot more narrative associated with the draft. I am particularly disappointed that the review committee didn't take up the issue of postal ballots and seems to have come up with exactly the same impediments that we currently suffer from under the ACT Act.

" Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament Police officer 1976-91. Grazier from 1979. Managing Director, Jilbridge Pty Ltd and NewLands Group Holdings Pty Ltd 1991-2013."

Give Pauline Hansen a call - she will work up some figures for you.

You forgot the one - PURPOSE "Drive down wages" and SKILLS "451 Visas - no real identifiable skills in demand but an acute need to drive down wages" The figures under "Skill - Employers Sponsored" are dubious as the aim in a large number of cases is not to import skills unavailable here but to displace workers and replace them with lower paid, and in some celebrated and other disguised cases, seriously underpaid workers. If one can't get people to pick fruit it might mean that the pay, while legal, is unconscionably low, and the conditions deplorable.

If you are a professional you can get access to Professional Indemnity Schemes. You may need to belong to a professional body or scheme, be accredited and ascribe to a code of conduct and be subject to disciplinary proceedings. Such as RPEng (Q), CPEng etc.

Either there is a presumption that there was an "issue" to be resolved or a desire on the part of CASA to cause some pain (in response to shrill grandstanding by a few)

The incremental cost between the basic price of OzRunways and the premium version is bugger all compared to adding them on one by one.

There is no-one from Syd on the board and hasn't been for quite a while.

The amateurs almost brought RAA to its knees a couple of years ago. The belt around the head they got at the extraordinary meeting brought out some cockiness on the board which was only fixed by some strategic resignations, dismissals, and new board members. The next election should see the last of the bad old days out the door (I hope). I however don't see that the Big End of Town solution has much to offer itself as the BEoT hasn't covered itself in glory in recent times. Honest members with a care for the membership will probably produce a board that works.

which is why you replace single instances of face to face with more frequent phone ins. But I can't see why RAA should have fewer face to face but probably need more phone ins. I was under the understanding that the board meetings were long (3 days) and only every 6 months. This is an strong indication that the interactions need to be more frequent and members better prepared. With more frequent meetings those issues that come up on the plane home can be dealt with at the next meeting - brain farts in meetings have a tendency to cause the meeting to disappear down burrows leaving the staff and exec under directed and with a much freer hand do what they want to do between meetings.

We are frequently told of judicial activism and judges turning the law on its head. Could Berryman v Wentworth Shire be another case?

I don't have a problem flying a Jabiru - I do have a problem with the CASA instrument (but the weather in Sydney has been crap in January so a flyout in any direction does not guarantee a return anytime soon). It is not safety that has reduced the hours but the imposition of some rather paranoid conditions on Jabirus. Idiots!!

You can't fly into Bankstown in a Jabiru - per the instrument.

Effectively, we can't fly north from Prospect (Sydney) in a Jabiru. We could fly Victor 1 by first flying south to Appin and east to the coast and then flying coastal at 500/1000 feet. Or via the Blue Mountains, Rylestone, Denman, backhaul to Maitland and then up the Willy lane. But then again I think it is time my sister visited me.

In which case you would ground the Lightwing Airframe not the Rotax engine - unless it was failures in the Rotax 2 stroke engines - in which case replacing the Rotax with a Jabiru engine would be a really good idea. The CASA restriction is all about the engine independant of the airframe. It is really good that Jabiru has a great airframe (and an engine) that I, personally, am happy to fly in. An ordinary engine in the wrong plane, in the wrong place, in the wrong hands is not a good idea. A good engine under the same circumstances can be a life saver which is why we should be focussing, in the current situation, on just the engine to ensure that it is being dealt a fair deck and not being raped by dodgy stats by those with agendas. Concentrating just on deaths is not fair to the Jabiru plane and engine nor to the PIC and his passengers.

Fatality stats are an issue but failure rates are more important. The failure of an engine will leave the PIC to manage the situation all the way down to the ground and will tax their ability. It would be unfair to hand an inexperienced PIC a situation that may be beyond their capability, even with the best crashcage in the business. Not all Jabiru engines power Jabiru airframes, not all Jabiru engines are piloted by PICs with high hours and extensive training, not all Jabiru engines fail in a perfect place (some might even fail at the end of a strip adjacent to a 12 lane expressway with a hospital and high school and a beach at the end. Not all Jabiru engines are maintained by experts (some Jabiru engines are maintained by people who are not fit to put petrol in the tanks). The most useful statistic to me, BEFORE any other is quoted, is the FAILURE RATE PER HOUR or the FAILURE RATE PER MOVEMENT (both subject to fudgeing). Deaths only matter when you want to examine Airframe, competency, environmental and other issues which com into play, almost, independently to engine failure. It would, therefore, be kind of you if you redid your stats based on engine failures alone (running out of petrol is not a failure, running out of oil is but not if the PIC forgot to check) Cheers Col

Often, the Emperor, without clothes, is reluctant to admit that he is naked, despite all the evidence.

I live a couple of miles from Macot. There is a regular procession of big planes taking off from Macot heading to Millers Storage,a big orange building, on Parramatta Rd, Petersham before turning left and flying between my house and the house next door at 2500ft. It gets very busy as the stragglers attempt to get out because of the curfew. It doesn't really worry me as I know that it will be me every now and then jetting off the get the healing waters of some holy place or bar outside Sydney. However, what pisses me off is the sanctimonious bleating of those, particularly in the northern suburbs and the Blue Mountains, who drive all the way to Mascot (thanks for clogging up my streets) hopping on to an aeroplane, dumping noise all over my house and having the hide to complain when the odd plane goes over at 10,000 feet. Ah, the pains of living in the inner west - you can hear the gnashing of teeth and rending of hair shirts for hundreds of miles. Put the airport at Goulburn? Just another solution looking for a problem!!

Yes, of course. The full letter in http://recreationalflying.com/threads/jabiru-2016-update.145712/ talks about the good stuff as well and deserves a read

Jabiru was heard to say "The CASA limitations are unfortunately still in place. Information we have received tells us that the on-going airworthiness department of CASA has no further issues with Jabiru. We are unsure of the reasons why the limitations are still in place. It would appear that the matter of lifting these restrictions may be held up by the legal department. We would of course like the limitations to be lifted as soon as possible. We continue to provide correspondence to CASA, Mr Warren Truss MP and our local members of parliament. The more correspondence they receive on the impact the limitations continue to have on owners and operators will assist. Correspondence can be sent to CASA, your local member, Mr Warren Truss MP at [email protected] and the Industry Complaints Commissioner CASA [email protected]"

The way to fix it would be to allow preferences above the line with the votes contained to only those groups selected. Given that even the 50th preference matters we should perhaps require prefs up to,say, a minimum of 42 (twice the number to be elected) below the line or require prefs of up to , say, a minimum of 6 groups above the line. Voters would be free to continue voting beyond the minimum. I like the idea of 2 men and a dog nominating because we end up with some interesting candidates. Sure we end up with some clowns like Harridine but we also end up with some good ones like Xenophon. Voting a party ticket will generally deliver a mass of party hacks and drones.

The balance of power is actually held by either the Government or the opposition. The independants are nothing unless the government or opposition are up to no good. If the Government and opposition stopped adopting a winner take all position then more legislation would get passed by the government and opposition combining to squeeze the independants out. I don't mind a bit of bloody mindedness from pollies. Those from the backbenches in either the government are generally gutless and lazy and it is usually up to the independants to cry foul when the emperors have no clothes. "Unrepresentative swill" - not likely, the Senate far better represents the aspirations of the voters than does the lower house where each seat is won on a winner take all basis. It is entirely possible, but unlikely, that a single party can win ALL seats in the lower house, whereas the Senators are roughly elected to represent the population at large. The 0.05%ers get in because at the end of counting everyone has had a gutful of the offerings by the main parties and the remaining crumbs are thrown to the minors. Ricky Muir had more votes than the Liberal and ALP candidates that he beat. Another prob is that the Liberals and ALP won't get together to fix up the mess they created with complicated, almost secret, voting deals that push preferences to the fringes. The Shooters as a group are appalling as they don't negotiate but will go on strike unless they get their own way. Barrel O'Farrell should have told the Shooters, Fred Nile, Alan Jones and Ray Hadley to collectively shove it because they were trying to wag the dog.

Free of party influence may also indicate that he will have all the answers at his fingertips but be totally unaware of what the questions are. Parliament covers a vast legislative and administrative territory and it helps if there are political advisors and public servants matching up answers to questions. Independants can be suckered by the government and opposition on a wide range of issues.

If the government has a clear majority, then the only people able to effect change are the Prime Minister, Cabinet, lobbyists and a few favoured vested interests. When the government majority is slimmer Cabinet will talk to the independants and if they get cranky may resort to talking to the ALP or Greens. In the current climate, Dick Smith in the Senate might achieve some success, in the lower house he would have to work a lot harder unless there was a hung parliament, as there was under Gillard. The backbenchers are shut out of much of the decision making process and their main role becomes helping constituents solve problems with the public service or as shock troops selling leadership decisions (including captain's calls) to a cynical public.