I complained to Warren Truss and received a typical nonsensical reply that they are looking into the problem and may have a resolution shortly.
Quote -'The background checking for an ASIC is more rigorous than that required to obtain a photographic pilot licence' !!!!
Those damn pilots can stay on the airside of the fence without an ASIC, because they won't be trusted to get back on the tarmac with just a photo pilot's licence. Oh no indeed.
Typical bureaucratic sense.