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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1336/
- Published: 2025-11-13T17:30:19.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-13T17:30:18.000Z
- Description: CAA confirmed on Thursday afternoon that de Wattignar “is on leave as of today”.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> The head of aviation security at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is “on leave” following criticism of his role in the police handling of the Jevon McSkimming scandal.  
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> Chris de Wattignar was the police’s Deputy Commissioner of People, Leader and Culture who was [criticised this week in a bombshell Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360884318/revealed-five-senior-officers-heart-mcskimming-cover?ref=goodoil.news) for failing to exercise independent judgment and take any necessary action to ensure the police executive was acting in an appropriate way over complaints made about McSkimming.  
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> On Wednesday, *Stuff* revealed he was one of the [five most senior officers](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360884318/revealed-five-senior-officers-heart-mcskimming-cover?ref=goodoil.news) whose decisions or failures to act were condemned by the IPCA.  
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> CAA confirmed on Thursday afternoon that de Wattignar “is on leave as of today”.  
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> “He will take some time away as we work through an employment process and any implications for him in his role at CAA,” a spokesperson said.  
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> “We will work through these processes as quickly as possible. We are bound by legal processes and obligations as an employer, and we won’t be able to discuss employment matters publicly.”  
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> Stuff

[Read More](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360885131/mcskimming-scandal-fallout-aviation-boss-leave-following-bombshell-report?ref=goodoil.news)