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Frank and Candid alive and kicking

There may be more to it than this, but according to a Sydney Morning Herald report the Civil Aviation Safety Authority has refused to release under freedom of information its overseas audit reports on maintenance performed on Australian aircraft , claiming to do so could harm the maintenance companies due to "adverse publicity" and also reduce the effectiveness of future audits by inhibiting "frankness and candour".

Aren't those responsible for audit functions required to be frank and candid?

Full post as published by Open and Shut on July 20, 2008 (boomark / email).