If you are within 1 hour you get it, otherwise it is company or pilot
responsibility - ever since ops control closed down 15 or so years ago. ASA
policy is per AIP. ATC continue to be amazed at the number of pilots and
companies that don't understand it....
Topdrop, thanks for the info and clarification. Most pilots are proactive in updating their weather (as are ATC when workload permits), but not everyone out there is it seems (not talking about the Mildura pilots). Just seems like one less layer of defence if the weather turns bad at the destination shortly after departure and you've still got a couple of hours to run.