all that has happened is that AOPA is now neutralized as a political threat at the next federal election. Ministerial objective achieved. The Department can now take its time crafting a response that will not have to be acted on because it will miss the pre election legislative timetable. Objective achieved. CASA can keep on keeping on with no change. Objective achieved.
AOPA has shot its wad and has nowhere to go. it can't now engage in political action. it is constrained to wait for a ministerial response. if that response doesn't suit it is constrained to negotiate from a position of weakness under threat of RAA taking a swathe of its membership. CASA need do absolutely nothing since the Act hasn't yet changed.
Hence my entreaties to first build a credible negative campaigning machine, then negotiate from a strong position of give us....or we campaign against your weakest seats. Preserve that machine and associated freedom of action at all costs.
You are now stuffed for this election cycle. come back in 4 years, by which time i probably won't be flying anyway, nor will many others if. the embuggerance continues.