I believe that the intention was to look at allowing Private ops to be self-regulated. I believe that there has been an organisation formed to that end.(anyone here from that group).
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As I understand it, there was never any intention of allowing Charter categories and up, to be self regulating at this stage. There has been serious
discussion about allowing Aerial Ag to be self regulating, as it has a very effective self funded body(AAAA) overseeing it (IMO), apart from CASA.
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