Maaate,
I'm not yet in a position to answer technical questions simply because I'm not sufficiently up to speed on what the NAS will look like but I would like to set the record straight on my role in all of this. You asked, "Mike, to clarify something: Is your role part of establishing this authority or are you still working purely for CASA, with the new body yet to be formed? "
The answer is that I am not at all involved with the establishment of any new authority, my role is to lead the Implementation Group for NAS which is a seperate activity to the establishment of any other group. I am also not currently working for CASA, I have taken leave from CASA to work on this task and I am currently employed by DOTARS.
I do expect to be launching the new web site and indicating likely timeframes for change within the next two or three weeks.
Mike