I agree, handing the keys to the lolly shop to Terry for 4 months could see the shelves stripped bare and all the kids running about in a sugar induced panic!
However the problem is that if an international candidate has been given the green light, it will likely be a high level person who will need a good 3 months or so to disconnect from his current organisation, empower a substitute and then relocate himself down under, a process which understandably takes several months, so it is a catch 22 situation.
If 'sleepy Terry' had half a brain he would see what is coming and start massaging his troops in preparation of the inbound new DAS by cutting loose all the driftwood, cleaning out the cupboards and mentally preparing his senior people for the changes that will occur when the new DAS hits the ground running. But of course this is all based on a lot of "iff's and maybe's" isn't it?
A Mike Smith did you say? Mmmmm that would certainly be good for Australian aviation, I just hope that he will be handed a top secret intelligence report relating to the GWM who will be his number one enemy and roadblock to real change.