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Review for Airservices, CASA spared in Commission of Audit report

written by australianaviation.com.au | May 1, 2014

A review could be launched into Airservices.
A review could be launched into Airservices.

The federal government’s Commission of Audit has recommended a review into the operations and activities of government-owned monopoly air traffic management service provider Airservices Australia.

The report recommends: “an independent review be undertaken of Airservices Australia with a particular focus on the scope of its activities as well as its planned capital expenditure program.”

It also mentions the “the potential to outsource some of its [Airservices’] activities”. Notes one of the report’s appendices: “Areas for early consideration in relation to contestability may include Airservices Australia”.

There had been industry speculation the commission might recommended the outsourcing of Airservices’ Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) service.

The federal government’s other civil aviation bodies, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the ATSB, were spared the Commission of Audit’s attentions, rating only passing mentions.

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  • Peter Gardiner

    says:

    Once again we see the private sector advocating the transfer of publicly funded, not for profit services into their hands so they can squeeze a margin out of the provision of these essential services to the community.

    It hasn’t worked for prisons, it isn’t working for immigration detention, it isn’t working for electricity distribution, it doesn’t work for health care, why would air traffic control be any different ?

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