The Cutest of Borg, I’m not suggesting any “ill-informed speculation” on what happened, however there has been a delay of over five years on this action. I’m sure you’ve heard of the expression “Justice delayed is justice denied.”
I believe it is a fair thing to discuss on this forum why the delays have been so great and why CASA used the court system rather than the administrative fines.
Personally, I find it impossible to believe that two Qantas 737 pilots would intentionally take off with the runway lights off.