A CASA spokeswoman said the agency was in the process of "transforming the way we operate to provide more consistent and standardised safety oversight", and was developing a new "oversight model" that would identify staff roles and capabilities.One CASA inspector, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to talk about the organisation publicly, said the staff shortage was forcing inspectors to cut corners and adopt “box ticking” approach to safety checks.
One might posit, that Chairman's lounge memberships to the good folk at CASA ensure that the boxes are ticked for "sunrise" ..
Quick Little Napoleon, order an aircraft and gain a regulatory exemption at the same time.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/work...03-p53gg0.html