PNG civil aviation regulations were based on the old Australian ANR/CARs. I understand Australia provided the funding for the PNG Government to implement the New Zealand Regulations.
Tailwheel,
Correct, it was the "Balus" project.
We paid Ambidji ( ex-CAA people, mostly, and headed by Doug Roser) to put the NZ Regs in place in PNG, because it was decided that the then Australian regs. were no longer useable.
And that was not even the current mega-shambolic CASA regulations.
Two NZ CAA chaps were hire to bring a CD with them, the NZ to PNG changes were minimal, and as to changes in principle, nil.
For example, if you have a CAA NZ AOC Exposition compliance list, you would find just a handful of references that were different in PNG, but nothing of significance.
Don't forget, the NZ based rules are now in place in many more nations than just PNG and around the Pacific.
But we know better.
Simplification is really complicated.
Halfwhatever,
Having considerable experience in the matter, my comment to your above is bollox. It is the CASA "iron ring" that has been running the show, we all know the results.
The iron ring doesn't want it to happen, so its not!
Even the one period when we got some real change and reform, in the past five years CASA have been winding that back, Part 21 is now a shambles, "CAR 35" engineers have ceased to exist No Part 183), and effectively CASA have re-instituted "first of type" procedures, with all the associated costs -- just to mention but two of many matters that have hugely increased costs for industry, and arguable reduced safety standards.
CASA have also made great strides in neutering the intent of the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Treaty, we couldn't possibly allow any of the benefits of the NZ reform to flow through to Australia --- a matter on where CASA is in vehement agreement with several unions, surprise, surprise.
As to the roadshows, what can CASA possibly learn, that is not already in the ASRR (Forsyth) report, and about 20 previous reports over the last 20 or so years??
The answer is NOTHING, showing pious concern is a "feelgood" exercise that is a waste of time and money, CASA is very good at both.
Tootle pip!!