You know what happens when you assume.
I did say I remember that radio procedure and I also said it was silly, so surmise from that I didn't agree with it....
A lot of things we did in Oz in the 80's were just plain silly.
That's life.
We still have an Aviation record to be very proud of.
In 25 years I've had the privilege of flying with nearly all Nationalities and I'm happy to say we Aussies are more than capable.