RAA CAN go back to GA Exp
VH-XXX wrote earlier that the aircraft "had no hope of going back to GA Experimental."
Wrong. The ONLY relevant criteria for gaining a GA Experimental certificate is that the major portion of the aircraft was built for education or recreation - not necessarily by the person wanting the certificate issued.
So if the aircraft log book contains the builder's statement to the above effect or if the new owner can obtain such a statement then CASA MUST issue an experimental certificate for the aircraft.
But more importantly why is this thread generating such heat? RAA and GA are not enemies; members of both communities fly similar aircraft for similar reasons and both enjoy what they do. CASA might have you believe RAA aircraft operate to lesser safety standards but when they tried to prove it using accident statistics they came a huge cropper that made front page of the Canberra Times.
Both camps from time to time fly aircraft overweight - it has always been thus. Why try and pin blame to RAA? Especially in this case where overweight might breach regulations but not safety considerations!