>>Maximum 6 POB eh? So how does, for example, John Travolta operate his B707 within Australia; the B707 ferry flight from the UK that ended in Longreach; the Queensland Premier's executive jet; certain State police forces and a number of Cessna Caravans operate in private category, with no AOC?<<
I gather the 6 POB arose to block a loophole whereby some company was flying Metros around with large passenger loads and, based on a cost share, declared the flights private. No AOC required etc.
So, as I understand it the trap only snaps shut if you want to cost share with loads over 6 POB. You can fly a 747 with 300 POB as a private flight as long as you don't ask the pax to cost share.
In other words, costs sharing cannot involve more than 6 POB.
I know it doesn't really read that way, you have to read all the paras in sequence to make any sense of it.