I'm in full agreement with you Torres about the legislation. I'm looking forward to the day when someone finally determines that there really is no distinction between RPT and charter. RPT legislation was simply protectionist policies from Ansett/TAA days long gone when most of the world's governments felt it necessary to foster and protect their national aviation assets. In today's business climate, it's simply restraint of trade and anti-competitive that as you have pointed out, is impossible to justify without some very flexible interpretation of CAR's in favour of the incumbents. Just about any charter operator can be construed as operating RPT if deemed necessary by "the authorities".
Want to revitalize GA? Loosen the interpretation of what constitutes RPT. Let operators operate as many flights as they like, at scheduled and non-scheduled times, in competition with existing airlines if they want to, with specific flight advertising, and with pre-bookings. The market will sort out who succeeds and fails. Rural Australia will love it.
Edited to change TATA to TAA.