Interesting porch,
I have heard it alleged on another forum dedicated to Uav folks that the person in question was a fellow professional pilot (a Boeing FO no less, with several thousand hours).
Regardless, as a certified Uav operator, if these facts are true (knowingly declaring no lipo in checked baggage) he deserves to be stripped of his certificate.
We are in the early days of commercial uav operations and CASA Have been very gracious in their positive encouragement. For the sake off all Uav operators and more importantly the general public, all Uav operations should conducted diligently and within the regulations.