And that's the genius of scams: Some of the people fall for them, every time.
Including Mr Skidmore in this case.
People think that CASA was busy making regulations without having to justify them as necessary, because no one had directed them not to (patent poppycock), and as a consequence of the directive things will change.
Conversation in the Office of Parliamentary Counsel:
"So, these civil aviation safety regulations you're instructing us to draft. Are they necessary?"
CASA wallah: "Nup. No ... wait ... errmmm ... I know the answer to this one ... Yes!"
OPC: "Lucky. Now that Mr Skidmore has given that directive (which is completely meaningless and irrelevant to us because we don't work for him) we're obliged not to draft unnecessary regulations. Gone are the days when we sat around drafting unnecessary regulations for ****s and giggles."
It still cracks me up.