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Tuesday, 20 March 2007
Page: 171


Senator O’Brien asked the Minister representing the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, upon notice, on 10 November 2006:

With reference to advice in the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) annual report for 2005-06 that CASA’s support for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was reviewed in the 2005-06 financial year due to resource constraints and organisational changes: (a) What is the outcome of the review; and (b) can details be provided of any changes in Australia’s participation in ICAO activities.


Senator Ian Campbell (Minister for Human Services) —The Minister for Transport and Regional Services has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

(a)   The review referred to in the 2005-06 CASA Annual Report was an examination of tasks and work schedules by the area in CASA responsible for oversight of CASA’s participation in ICAO matters, to allocate available resources to critical areas of importance.

(b)   Australia’s participation in ICAO is jointly managed by the Department of Transport and Regional Services, CASA and Airservices Australia. While there was no change in CASA’s overall commitment to ICAO, participation in actual activities was varied according to CASA’s priorities and the availability of relevant staff and resources.