Aviation regulation is a case in point, why do we employ people to write "Australian Aviation Regulations" when there is at least One perfectly good set available for free at zero cost? ANd that set (FAA regs) has been developed and tested to a level we could never hope to attain ourselves. Is the air in Australia different? Almost all Australian aircraft are imported and they are designed to FAA standards, so why reinvent the wheel?
Sunfish. I understand Dick achieved this? There are rules regarding design part 21 but no unique design standards anymore. You can select either FAA or EASA. Why not go further adopt all FAA orEASA? Switzerland did.
Take your point on ANCAP as are they testing the same cars already tested by NCAP Europe? Sure ANCAP has been criticized by auto industry. You can add things like cycle helmets in too as there is a unique standard and volume of potential sales means they don't get into Australia as costs of testing are prohibitive.