In the good old days of the AFAP, a directive would have been issued to all Pilots, not to operate in and out of this particular airport unless the lights were manually switched on by an agent on the ground. This directtive would be withdrawn only after the ongoing problems of radio switching and warnings was sorted out.
No fare paying passenger could argue with that, and in fact would demand it.
The QF incident, six years ago is ongoing and I would venture to say the legal fees involved would not be cheap. I would assume this latest incident will attract the same angle of prosecution.
Leaving the lights on 24/7 until fixed would be a cheaper option.
So, since there is no direction from either the AFAP and AIPA on this issue I would suggest Pilots use some commonsense when operating into and out of this airport and not leave themselves open to criticism/prosecution to this perceived unreliable lighting arrangement.