Ms Cliona Cassidy:

In essence, their vision for the future involves ensuring that the independence of the board continues. It is a statutory obligation. They are keen to ensure the industry can see that the MCIB is a purely independent body, the sole function of which is to ascertain the cause of an incident. There appears to be a trend in other accident investigation arenas whereby there is a fear that the information and evidence accumulated can be used in litigation processes. That is not the reason for the existence of this board. It works purely to put recommendations together and thereby facilitate the Minister in ensuring such incidents do not occur again or do not occur as frequently. That is the vision that I see and that the other members see.