Australia playing the regional aviation police and wheeling out Article 84 each time they observe a shortcoming with one of our neighbours? Not so much.
I'm pretty sure Australia doesn't care what NZ does in NZ. But Australia (especially someone like a coroner) should care what NZ is doing, when it is doing it in/on behalf of Australia.
The PIC is the PIC and carries the considerable responsibilities of the privileges of his/her license. Whether Private, Aerial Work, Charter, RPT notwithstanding regulation is not relevant. The passengers and the crew deserve the same duty of care.
If you think it should all be down to CDF, scrap all the rules and scrap CASA, and let AsA simply apply Doc 4444. Might be a lot of support for such an idea.
Oh- and have the ATSB make recommendations
