Eddie,
Just to make it quite clear, so, hopefully, even you can understand, by "inquiry" I am not referring to the regular embarrassing appearances by CASA/Airesevices/ATSB at Senate Estimates, but dedicated procedures, such as Royal Commissions, or the "Forsyth Report", established by letters patent, Ministerial directive or whatever, processes with dedicated staff, advertised and taking submissions from interested parties, and publishing a dedicated report, not just Hansard.
If you bothered to take off your rose coloured glasses, you would find that the total devoted to CASA is greater than any other Commonwealth instrumentality. And by a very large margin!!
Why do you think this might be the case???
Why do you think CASA appeals take up so much of the AAT time. AAT has specialists in taxation, immigration and AVIATION --- can you explain the need, compared to so many other technical areas where matter are heard by the AAT.
Why does CASA apparently generate more enforcement proceedings than the FAA , is Australian aviation such a bunch of cowboys?? After all, the aviation sector in Australia is little more than a statistical blip, compared to US, less than 10% of the size.
Tootle pip!!