Lets look at the overlap between CAR 206 and CAR 2(7)(d) i.e. private operations that (I argue) require an AOC:
- agricultural operations on land owned and occupied by the owner of the aircraft
- the personal transportation of the owner of the aircraft where it is combined with the carriage of people or goods for hire, or other purposes listed in CAR 206
- the carriage of goods otherwise than for the purposes of trade, where a charge is made for carriage
- flying for hire without a public advertisement or announcement and paying an equal share under 2(7A) i.e. hour building for hire
It doesn't seem like a huge issue if an AOC is required fro these operations. I suspect agricultural operations on land owned and occupied by the owner of the aircraft was the motivation to claim CAR 2(7)(d) overrides the need for an
AOC. The confusion arises because they are trying to use CAR 2(7) to allow one but not the others.