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

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given that the minister has not ruled that matter out but said that it is under consideration and a safety case will be conducted, the minister clearly will not guarantee that the safety in Australian skies will not be compromised. Can he guarantee that any proposed regulatory changes by CASA will be subject to a full and thorough inquiry by the Senate through one of its committees? Given that the ATSB figures confirm that near misses in our skies have increased, is this the time to consider downgrading the training requirements for our pilots of large commercial aircraft?