Not sure if he's a LAME but he has owned a maintenance shop in the past, and in my dealings with him he was very concerned about providing good customer service and value for money which is more than you can say for some.
I imagine that he doesn't hold a current medical if his cancer status is as reported. I don't know if he breached any civil aviation laws, and I dunno if CASA could get their act together sufficiently to prove it if he did.
This trial was related to the drugs activities, which are not outlawed by the CAA, CARs or CASRs, so cancellation of civil aviation privileges will not be a direct action available to the court. As others have said, the criminal conviction will slow down ASICs and handicap (but not kill) a commercial flying career.
Without passing comment on the crime or the (surprisingly short) sentence, I feel sorry for Bernie and his family. He is a nice guy.
