Quote "Good operators would have to agree"
I don't think the "Good" small ones will
There are lots of good operators out there big and small. In CASR 121B it is proposed that ALL pax carrying ops below 5700 kg be treated the same. What the smaller operators and others are saying is it's just not possible, you just can't have the same standards for a 182 or Seneca 1 going into a bush strip as you would for a C90 going Mel to Syd. Even CASA are now saying there will be exemptions for small operators. Why create a set of new regs that need exemptions. I believe there should be a line drawn between big and small and it should be based on Type Certification, the lowest common denominator is the aircraft's performance. (And the punters need to be told the difference)
If it goes ahead "as is" we could well see the end of the operators with small aircraft.