snarek and Bill Pike.
Congratulations on you election and good luck in fighting the regulatory fiend.
The following is a paragraph out of a letter that I received from the office of John Anderson, Deputy P.M.
In developing regulations, CASA considers the adoption of the US Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) or the Joint Aviation Requirements (JARs) of the European Joint Aviation Authorities, where appropriate and practicble. The JARs are the most recently developed international rule set, and their drafting style is uniform, which means that a consistent interpretation can be made. Nevertheless the JARs are only the starting point for the development of some Australian regulations. It has never been intended that JAR standards be applied without being adapted for local circumstances or in situations where better are available such as the US FARs.
It would seem to me from the above quote that CASA is not interested in FAR like regs. Again, good luck.
Bart