Can one (hypothetically) get roasted by ATC for not checking NOTAMs before arriving in the circuit??
If you're VFR in G arriving at a 'non-towered' or 'unregistered' or 'uncertified' or whatever kind of aerodrome it's called these days, ATC would have no knowledge of nor interest in whether you've checked NOTAMs. CASA might have an interest.
If I'd (hypothetically) done the 'right' thing and reported this to ML CTR how stupid should I feel for a negative response to "Have you checked the NOTAMs?"? It's an ALA, for crying out loud - not Melbourne Airport!
I've have never heard Australian ATC respond in that way. Quite the opposite. They might ask whether you're able to contact the ARO or point of contact for the location detailed in ERSA.