Folks,
The problems of pilot medicals trans-Tasman is an interesting one, and an excellent exzample of what a malevolent group can do, despite the regulation, not because of.
Indeed, it can be reasonably said that the problems of pilot medicals in both Australia and New Zealand can be sheeted home to a group of "public service" doctors who have the system (and pilots) by the throat, and have reversed common sense progress in pilot medical over the last 30+ years.
The prime example is CVD, just on the opinions of a couple of highly opinionated DAMEs, we have taken a giant leap backwards in Australia --- and ignored all the experience since the Denison case.
In Australia it is not the "rule" that is wrong, it is CASA Medical ignoring the meaning of the rule, as established in Denison.
Aviation should not be pushed and shoved on the basis of the vagaries of CASA/CAA Department of Aviation Medicine or any other group in a regulatory body.
Personalities should not rule, but they do.
Tootle pip!!