For many in this community nothing is clear and concise - including their own arguments.
You got that right
Sadly the poll really is meaningless.
This is an international forum, anyone can join whether involved in the aviation industry or not, and it would seem people are able to vote multiple times and I'm not sure one even has to be logged in.
Having worked with statistics and evaluation of same, careful attention need to be given to the questions asked as someone mentioned previously, and in particular control exercised over the voting process so that the correct audience are being polled.
A stroll through the Comlaw site will show the CASA's regs are really no worse or better than others. Perhaps the OP's "young lawyer" is a recently minted graduate.