The proposal to include more provisions in the existing Draft Bill on the establishment of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of Sri Lanka (AAIBSL) has received a Cabinet nod.
According to the government, per the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka Act No. 34 of 2002, the Authority is entrusted with the responsibility of investigating flight crashes and related incidents within the Sri Lankan territory.
However, a survival supervisory audit conducted in 2010 by the International Civil Aviation Organisation revealed Sri Lanka does not have an independent process to investigate aircraft accidents and related incidents.
Accordingly, approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at a meeting held in 2016 to establish an aircraft accident investigation bureau in Sri Lanka.
Despite the Legal Draftsman having prepared a draft bill for the purpose, the relevant parties have pointed out that a few more provisions should be introduced to the bill.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal by the Minister of Civil Aviation to prepare the relevant draft bill with the inclusion of the required provisions. (Newswire)
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