Check thrust. You say that the outcome may be different today ( ie safer) because the pilot can call the military controller directly.
Do you realize i was directly involved in this change and it was greatly resisted at the time? I was abused on this site in the same way as I am now.
The pilot most likely did not wait for the clearance because he did not know how long the wait might be. Also as covered on other posts actually remaining OCTA would have been quite difficult
But the overriding issue is that the pilot new the RAAF had prohibited planning over the safest route. Why would they do that other than give the message "you won't be welcome if you come this way - and you are likely to be refused entry"
So which organisation is solely responsible for forcing this aircraft from the safest route along the coast in good visibility to a very much less safe route inland?
And which organisation still gives this message today - over 30 years later?
Yes you have it. The RAAF Bureaucracy .