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CAsA requires basically the same maintenance for VH registered aircraft regardless of being RPT or Private.
They are the same LAME's but only some different paperwork and other compliances such as tool control.
Similar for Pilots CAsA sets the mark that a person becomes safe to fly with passengers then for hire and reward being commercial pilots and ATPL.
None of these qualifications make for safer flight if bad decisions are made - I believe this pilot was IFR rated (I may have that wrong) but the IFR rating is exactly the same for any pilot not just private pilots.
RPT is mostly procedure issues to hold a person to blame.