witwiw,
Go to Tech Log, look for the DCA Denmark site (DK) and you will finds all the ICAO Annexe's to the Convention, these are supposed to list the differences filed by every country.
As you will note from the AIP Sup. available from Airservices,(86?? pages of differences) Australia is in a class of it's own, when it comes to re-inventing the wheel, and winding up with one with corners.
This goes to further prove that Australia is a world leader in aviation legislation (all criminal law) by weight, volume or word count, take your pick.
These differences to ICAO are a real problem, for example, an Australia release note for an overhauled part or component is no longer internationally acceptable, which is a hell of a thing if you are trying to do business in the MRO field.
That is why the bigger Australian MRO operators have to get FAA and EASA certification, a problem that doesn't happen in New Zealand. A NZ release note is accepted almost universally, in complete contrast to the Australian situation.
Hence, NZ is doing a roaring trade in this area.
It looks like the new AME licensing system, which was supposed to be compatible with and acceptable to EASA and FAA, is not and will not be!!
Across a number of fields, but especially aviation, Australia is being rendered uncompetitive by bureaucratic regulatory overload, and this is even before the Greens get the balance of power in the Senate.
Don't kid yourselves this is all justified by better air safety outcomes in Australia, Australia rates badly compared to the US, which leads by a country mile ---- go look at all the statistics, not "carefully" selected and selective statistics.
Tootle pip!!