OFFICIAL
Hi Geoff
Thanks for you email. There was a lot of discussion about the points you have raised.
CASA did not make any decision about the usage of the term MOA unilaterally as there has been long running consultation with affected parties. The consensus reached between Airservices Australia, the Department of Defence and CASA resulted in the term MOA being applied.
Both New Zealand and Papua New Guinea use the term MOA, and these MOAs operate like the Australian model. I’ve provided some info from the NZ CAA below:
Ultimately, regional consistency was considered more important by CASA and other stakeholders than alignment with the US.
Regards