The ministry in a statement today said they acknowledged that ATSB was currently reviewing documents put forward by Godfrey, but was unable to comment on the validity of his assessments without a third-party review and verification.

“Any further discussions with the governments of China and Australia will be held based on credible evidence which can lead to results in any new search for the missing aircraft.

“The ministry remains sympathetic to victims’ family members. Careful consideration and study will be given to any new credible evidence which may be put forth,” it said.

ATSB had previously stated that it had requested a third party to review data from the search to re-validate that no items of interest were detected in prior searches in light of Godfrey’s “MH370 Flight Path” paper and workings.

ATSB said the findings of the review are expected to be released in the next few weeks.

ATSB added that any decision to conduct further searches for MH370 would be a matter for the Malaysian government and that it was not aware of any requests to support a new search for the missing aircraft.