They were going to bring in user pays by GA for full position Flight Service.
We solved that problem by removing the full position requirement and providing good redundancy payments.
Same with RFFS at the secondary airports.
Over $500 m saved by GA since then without one life being lost.
It was the Henry Bosche report that introduced user pays - I wasn't involved in any way with that.
I still think the destruction of GA is one of the reasons for the drop off at Birdsville!