As an extension to your proposal if the aircraft is to be sent offshore, or any aircraft sent offshore for that matter is the LAME's as a whole should boycott any individual/s travelling with and supervising work carried out on the aircraft full-stop. (Bring on the white ants)
I'm sure the boffins have a contingency for this action but at least the members would show a definite opposition to this type of action.
And then lets see what type of garbage job we get back, line and sevicing should have a field day!
All such rectification work should be well documented and recorded independently with a resultant case file compiled, the company may not care but I'm sure/hope CASA would.