I think this is civil and not criminal. As you are in Cairns and there an ASIC office there why not just ring them? After all, you're heading for CPL. where you are the captain. You have to take the initiative and manage things rather than look at forums. You can also have a look at the Aviation ID Australia at Merimbula site where you can download the PDF application form and read that. There is a lot of other information there as well.