Originally Posted by
Sunfish
Then of course there is the problem of contradictory regulations that are written in double negative format instead of plain English.
FFS, I spent Six years reading complex venture capital deal documents for a living, but they are like children's books compared to CASA regulations.
Would a rewrite of regs into pilot and LAME-speak to simplify them fall foul of the legal department? I'm guessing, most definitely, so the current regulatory mess is a symptom of lawyers being involved to write clauses that meet legal requirements but lose the audience much like a mobile phone contract does.
Is that entirely CASA's fault or a function of the Australian environment because this is far from the only area of Australian government tied up in red tape?
I couldn't agree more though that the art of simple, plain writing is being eroded before our eyes by PC and lawyers. 'I didn't do nothing' - catch phrase of a generation.