French law recognizes the higher authority of prosecutors who, for example, are entitled to take custody of CVRs. French safety investigators rely solely on negotiations with prosecutors in all cases to minimize interference in safety probes.
The ASC is to draft a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Justice before year's end to resolve issues relating to the custody of materials and address their possible exclusion from criminal proceedings in order to ensure the integrity of safety investigations.
"By forming a better investigation model gradually, we hope to lower Taiwan's aviation accident rate to at least the world average," Yong said. He added that Taiwan's accident rate is 4.3 per million departures, while the world average is 1.5.
The US average is 0.5 and Australia's 0.2, according to Yong.
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