"The new scheme allows many private and recreational pilots to self-assess and self-declare without the need to see a doctor. We believe our Class 5 medical self-declaration scheme sets a new benchmark in terms of trusting pilots to decide on their own fitness without seeing a doctor. This represents an innovative step towards streamlining the medical certification process, and we are dedicated to ensuring that the scheme is robust, equitable and reflective of the community's needs."
"Many private and recreational pilots" are still weasel words if they are not going to permit pilots who may have had their Class 1,2 or 3 medical cancelled in the distant past to participate in this scheme, which, as the Technical Working Group pointed out to CASA last year, the Class 5 medical standard is a different standard to the Class 1,2 or 3 medical. It follows that someone who cannot pass the Class 1, 2 or 3 medical may easily qualify for a Class 5. It also follows that a pilot's health situation may have improved in the years since his medical was cancelled.
"... we are dedicated to ensuring that the scheme is ... equitable ..." Oh, really?