Ben,
Well said.
As an additional comment, the Bureaucratalia CASR Part 145 is unrecognizable as EASA Part 145. Only the numbering system is "harmonised", the contents is entirely 100% "CASAised".
Byron's industry team's efforts in producing the lay drafts of CASR Part 145 bear absolutely not relation to the final outcome, as a result of the drafting instructions produced by CASA and sent to OLDP (before OPC took over). CASR Part 145 is entirely CASA's own work.
Don't blame "Government legislative policy", don't blame EASA, it is all down to the CASA "iron ring".
As a matter of interest, there is within CASA a complete "plain English" version of Part 145 that would largely fulfill the AMROBA demands that CASA comply with the Civil Aviation Act 1988, and establish Aviation Standards outside the criminal law.
Not everybody is CASA is a dud, at least one person was smart enough, and with the foresight, to realise that CASR Part 145 for GA would not work.
Tootle pip!!