IMABELL
Just a thought and I might be wrong, often am
, but I thought some ATOs were company specific and others were independent.
As a consquence, the fellow that moved to Q'ld may have lost his ATO privileges due to the fact that he had left the company for which he held an ATO.
I am sure there is someone out there who can clarify this point at least.
It doesn't surprise me that there is huge variance in the way the different CASA offices perform their functions. Too much is being left to the discretion of local FOIs who often as not appear to be holding grudges against particular operators and its not going to change until CASA is completely overhauled. Somehow, I don't think I'll hold my breath waiting.