New Civil Aviation Act: what support for pilots' mental health?

Questions are being asked about whether airline pilots are properly protected and supported. Particularly whether they feel comfortable reporting mental health issues.The recently passed Civil Aviation Act repeals and replaces its thirty-plus year old predecessor, and the much older Airport Authorities Act (passed in 1966). The Act enables the Civil Aviation Authority to regulate, support and improve levels of safety and security throughout the sector. But parts of the aviation community say it has missed an opportunity, by leaving crew without independent support and leaving airlines with the responsibility for instigating pilot support programmes. John Nicholson is the chief executive of industry group Aviation New Zealand. He thinks the new Aviation Act was a once in a life time opportunity to get things right for crew, but hasn't gone far enough. He speaks with Kathryn Ryan along with international Air New Zealand 777 pilot and Medical and Welfare Officer for the New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association Dave Church, who is speaking out against the new law for not adequately protecting vulnerable pilots experiencing mental health problems.