Sunfish: It's not just bikie necks and craniums; the same goes for those of infants and thus we get a very small selection of overpriced seats with poor ergonomics design. And you get fined if you don't anchor them to the boot because the seatbelt it is also attached to, rated to hold 150 KG blokes in a head-on collision, isn't capable of saving your little bundle of joy.
And don't get me started on the quality of electrical wiring done by those "licensed cablers" I find in all the houses I have lived in. Wiring I can't touch (not even change a light fitting) because I have not taken a 4 year apprenticeship.
But every hoon can soup up their cars and tinker with the brakes.
Well done Australian Standards - and the sparky union/lobby.
(as much as this is off-topic, it goes to show a systematic problem in government, not limited to aviation)