yr right,
I am sure you earnestly believe what you post, but yr wrong.
As to the reg quoted, has it ever occurred to you that it is futile to quote a single reg. in isolation, and build an argument out of it.
Do you actually believe that CASA has the legal power to amend the US type certificate of a US certified aircraft. Has it occurred to you that, due to seriously stuffed up Australian regulations, we may have regulations that, if enforced in a literal sense, can cause non-compliance elsewhere.
As to what I might have been involved with removing from the AU register, the most memorable de-mod program cost in excess of AUD$1.0M, obviously it was not a Cessna 172, but it was not a HCRPT aircraft, either.
As I said before, read and understand what the ramifications of current regulations actually are, rather than just regurgitating the same old same old.
Just as a matter of interest, what qualifications are required to produce a "Returns to service" document, such as a MR. Does it need to be a LAME -- under the current regulations.
Tootle pip!!
PS: Creampuff has already explained to you the legal standing of a CAAP.