Scoop  Parliament

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) should apologise to pilots and doctors following the High Court decision that their health checks were out of order, ACT Transport Spokesman Penny Webster said today.

"The CAA must apologise. They've subjected pilots to expensive and worrisome medical checks, and besmirched the reputations of doctors by questioning their work.

"This should be the end of it. The standards that were being applied prior to all of this were successful. We should return to the status quo, and scrap the Bill before Parliament which would grant CAA authority to perform these medical checks.

"The High Court decision is a vindication for pilots and doctors, and should send a clear message to CAA to desist," Penny Webster said.

ENDS

© Scoop Media

 

Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Regional Headlines

Alastair Thompson: Are There TPLF Ethiopia Insurgency Training & Support Operations in Uganda?

Mystery Document Alleges:
Covert Operation has US/Egypt Support
Operations Coordinated between South Sudan, TPLF and Uganda
Planning began December 2021...
More>>

Gordon Campbell: On National’s Ongoing Problems With Abortion

Despite Christopher Luxon’s assurances to the contrary, there is no such thing as “settled law” in New Zealand. Apart from the six provisions that are constitutionally entrenched, legislation can always be amended or overturned by a simple majority vote within our single chamber of Parliament. Luxon’s repeated use of the term “settled law” has been particularly tone deaf, given that several of the US Supreme Court justices used that very same term during their confirmation hearings...
More>>