Righto,
apart from all this crap about "it's private" and whining that "CASA has no right", get over it and start a class action if you feel that strongly.
Easy way to think of it.
If you stuff it up, you will be liable for the loss of good that were being transported for the owner of the goods
who was going to make money from them. Operating under an AOC, you will have insurance to cover the liability action that
will be coming your way for the loss of such goods.
If you own the goods youself, you can't sue yourself.
QED.