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

My question is to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Minister for Transport and Regional Services. I refer the minister to the decision by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority on 24 October to cancel the air operators certificate of Transair, the operator of the aircraft that crashed near Lockhart River 17 months ago, killing 15 people. Can the minister confirm that, despite ongoing fundamental safety problems at Transair, the company is still flying due to an automatic stay introduced by this government? Can the minister also confirm that under the government’s stay provisions this company can remain in the air for a further 90 days? Why is this government so complacent about aviation safety?