The Safety  Future Directions  and Quality Assurance Branch brief includes both external and internal obligations relating to aviation safety and ensuring that CASA has a framework for development of future strategies.

Internal obligations include:

    ·       responsibility for safety oversight, monitoring and surveillance of safety management systems

    ·       ensuring that the Civil Aviation Safety Authority meets the Government’s expectations with reference to ICAO convention

External obligations include:

    ·       provision of a framework for governance and to implement strategies for risk management and aviation community relationships

    ·       provision of scheduled or random safety inspections if required

    ·       update of safety and policy management manuals as directed