Senator Dean Smith says the Civil Aviation Safety Authority has questions to answer over its scrutiny of Broome pilot and businessman Troy Thomas.
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"I will be asking CASA officials what they did know at the time when I was asking questions and what they chose not to disclose to the Senate," Senator Smith said.Senator Dean Smith is calling for an inquiry into CASA's handling of complaints against Troy Thomas. "Each of the 2018 incidents was investigated and acted on by CASA, and not one of them involved Mr Thomas," the statement reads.
"CASA was aware of only one previous incident that Mr Thomas was involved in prior to his fatal accident. That incident resulted in enforcement action being taken against Mr Thomas." "Public safety has to be paramount, and it's very important the government should restore public confidence.
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