Are you suggesting that the current state of the current regulations is as a consequence of successive governments being unable to see through smoke and mirrors?
"You may well think that - I couldn't possibly comment" - Francis Urquhart
House of Cards, Michael Dobbs 1989
But Clinton, Bill Pike & others have the truth of it - there aren't enough votes in it for a pollie to risk taking "courageous" action, so CASA by default has the ability to make unilateral decisions in regard to aviation regulations, unhampered by electorate political considerations or informed dissent.