Dick, you may not remember but the previous version of CASA, the CAA, was seen as being too close to the industry by the Commission of Inquiry following the Seaview Air crash. The legislation was changed following that inquiry to what it is at present.
Now, I believe the current legislative framework is wrong as it is an open-ended excuse to belabour the industry with oppressive legislation. Further, it is a complete nonsense as it ignores what the industry does in risk-management but as to how you get the Govt. to change the legislation, I don't know.