In April 1997 The Minister and the Board adopted the new COOP/Classifications of Operations Policy
Not another something that came out the Canberra fog overnight either.... Government Policy FFS.!!!
What use the Bored not to see it through.
21 Years of lost opportunities since then for GA because the CAsA Controlling Soviet didnt want it...cant give the untrustworthy, unsafe aviation citizens more freedoms...bugger that.!
And they did.
And that's why we are where we are today...going political.