CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988 - REG 231
Manipulation of propeller
(1) In spite of
regulations 225 and
230 and subregulation (2), the pilot in command of an aircraft which requires an operating crew of only one pilot may manipulate the propeller of the aircraft for the purposes of starting the aircraft if:
(a) assistance is not readily available for that purpose;
(b) adequate provision is made to prevent the aircraft moving forward; and
(c) no person is on board the aircraft. (My bolding)
Is it just me or are these joy flight operators operating illegally if the pilot hand starts the aircraft with a passenger on board? Also, the throttle being knocked by the pax, or worse, the pilot as he was boarding the Tiger, would not lead to a pretty sight.