If what you say is true Creampuff, then how can CASA regulate anything at all?
The essence of Weberian bureaucracy in its finest sense is precision, transparency and the total impossibility of public servants using their discretion outside of very narrow and prescribed limits.
To put that another way, it should not matter where you go in the country or who you ask, CASA staff should give identical answers to identical questions and respond identically to identical situations. It would appear this is not the case, and it should be.
Blackhand of course makes money out of "interpreting" the current regulations for the rest of us, as is his right, so it is natural that he champions the current incomprehensible rules. This is perfectly legal.