Ask CAsA for a definitive answer ...!! Thanks for the belly laugh, Lucille.
Trust you have plenty of back up cash while you wait for it.
Approval times could range from 3 months to 13 depending on who you get to have to deal with. (from past experience)
Those living very well on the taxpayer teat don’t give a rat,s if you sink or swim in the wait time.
Regarding photography.. a court has stated No person can take a photo from an aircraft in Australia without a cpl and an AOC. Trust you have both.
Had file lying on desks for months while the Paper Shufflers went on long service leave !
But the 3 yrs must be the record, tho.
Just goes to show how stupid we are to put up with it, and difficult it is to make an Av business in Oz.
I wish you a speedy start to your commercial endeavours.
When up and running you may like to post here, time and cost to achieve.