Ah LeadSled, was it not you who was trying to get a job there a decade ago
But yes, CASA are incapable of good regulation because they are a loose formation of personal interests, opinions and in a lot of cases vendettas.
I doubt Skidmore is going to be able to make any difference.
And their paylevels, WOW! In the top 1% of any public service body. They argue they are 'specialists'. How many grade ones do you know on $250K a year.
I once flew with a guy up where who told the local FOI
(Best wog accent) "I fly same f#%^g areoplanes over same f%#}^ country in same f+*^## airspace with same stupid f^%#^* airforce controllers in same f*^%#^^ weather for thirty five f%#^*^ years. Only f%%}}^ thing that changes all the time is your f%#}^% regulations. I don't f^%#}% read them and you can f%#^ off"