How many pages

[Lead Balloon]

Probably an order of magnitude exaggeration.

It's probably 'only' around 6,500, when you add to the CASRs: the Act, the CARs and the MOSs and the directions and exemptions (and the AIP ...)

Here's the latest snowflake on the tip of the iceberg of simplification:

Civil Aviation Act 1988—
Civil Aviation Regulations 1988—CASA 41/01 Repeal Instrument 2022—
CASA 50/22 [F2022L01584].
Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 and Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998—Civil
Aviation Orders (CAO 95 Series) Amendment and Repeal Instrument 2023
[F2023L00021].
Civil Aviation Safety Amendment (Flight Operations—Parts 119 and 138)
Regulations 2022 [F2022L01612].
Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998—
Amendment of CASA EX81/21 (Maximum Take-off Weight for Aerial
Application Operations) Instrument 2022—CASA EX 93/22
[F2022L01541].
Amendment of CASA EX82/21 – Instrument (No. 2) 2022—
CASA EX108/22 [F2022L01765].
Amendment of CASA EX83/21 – (Miscellaneous Revisions) Instrument
2022—CASA EX98/22 [F2022L01753].
Amendment of CASA EX84/21 (Miscellaneous Revisions) – Instrument
2022—CASA EX99/22 [F2022L01745].
Amendment of CASA EX85/21 (Miscellaneous Revisions) – Instrument
2022—CASA EX100/22 [F2022L01652].
Amendment of CASA EX86/21 (Miscellaneous Revisions) – Instrument
2022—CASA EX101/22 [F2022L01660].
Part 42 Manual of Standards Amendment Instrument 2022 (No. 1)
[F2022L01708].
Part 121 – Single Pilot Aeroplane (MOPSC 10-13) Operations – Exemptions
Repeal, Remake, and Direction Instrument 2022—CASA EX97/22
[F2022L01558].
Part 137 and Part 91 of CASR – Supplementary Exemptions and Directions
Instrument 2022—CASA EX 92/22 [F2022L01540].
Part 138 MOS Amendment Instrument 2022 (No. 1) [F2023L00004].
Repeal of Airworthiness Directive AD/F100/24—CASA ADCX 001/23
[F2023L00045].
Repeal of Airworthiness Directive AD/MAKILA/11—CASA ADCX 005/22
[F2022L01556].
The Corryong Cup Hang Gliding Competition Instrument 2023—CASA
EX02/23 [F2023L00017]—Rectified authorised version.
The Corryong Paragliding Open Instrument 2023—CASA EX07/23
[F2023L00057].
Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and Part 133 Manual of Standards—
Amendment of CASA 69/20 (Prescription and Approval of Certain Recognised
Foreign States) Instrument 2022—CASA 68/22 [F2022L01750]

Civil Aviation Act 1988—Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998—
Amendment of CASA EX82/21 – Instrument 2023 (No. 1)—CASA EX14/23
[F2023L00131].
Amendment of CASA EX83/21 – Instrument 2023 (No. 1)—CASA EX15/23
[F2023L00126].
Amendment of CASA EX85/21 (Miscellaneous Revisions) – Instrument
2022—CASA EX100/22 [F2022L01652]—Replacement explanatory
statement.
Amendment of CASA EX86/21 – Instrument 2023 (No. 1)—CASA EX16/23
[F2023L00132].
Amendment of CASA EX87/21 – Instrument 2023 (No. 1)—CASA EX12/23
[F2023L00130].
CASR Subpart 99.B DAMP Requirements for Foreign Air Transport AOC
Holders Exemption 2023—CASA EX18/23 [F2023L00144].*
Class 1 Medical Certificate (Certain Flights by Holders of a Commercial Pilot
Licence or Air Transport Pilot Licence) Exemption 2023—CASA EX28/23
[F2023L00154].
Directions – TRAs and TDAs outside Australian Territory – Instrument
2023 (No. 1)—CASA 08/23 [F2023L00116].
Operations by Sport and Recreational Aircraft in Restricted Area R979A
(Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition)
Exemption 2023—CASA EX23/23 [F2023L00137].
Part 145 Exposition (CAR Maintenance Activities) Exemption 2023—CASA
EX30/23 [F2023L00152].*
Pre-deployment Drug and Alcohol Testing Exemption 2023—CASA
EX17/23 [F2023L00149].*
Repeal of Airworthiness Directive AD/A320/1—CASA ADCX 002/23
[F2023L00123].
The Bright Open Instrument 2023—CASA EX11/23 F2023L00097.

CASA is now amending amended exemptions because CASA stuffed up earlier amendments. I **** you not.

Remember: We were told that the new rules would be so good that exemptions would not be required.

[Arm out the window]

Shane Carmody's mantra was how awesome it was that we were consolidating all these diverse rules into a 'smaller number of CASR parts' ... conveniently ignoring all the MOS, exemptions, and other instruments that have to be read in conjunction with the CASR.

It's kind of like saying, we took all the volumes of Encyclopaedia Britannica, doubled the word count but put it all in one big book without a comprehensive index, how good is that!

[compressor stall]

If only there were that few exemptions LB!

[Bosi72]

In my opinion the AIP should be condensed version of all regulations written for pilots in "plain English", but instead I'm noticing the trend of removing certain pages and inserting the references to books written for lawyers CASR/MOS...
Yet, the number if pages in AIP is still growing.

[43Inches]

Yep, the AIP is getting as unreadable as the higher documents. Shows that CASA does not know how to interpret it's own documents so it just puts a line "refer to CASR/MOS" instead of trying to simplify it for users.

[lucille]

Originally Posted by tail wheel

I suspect Mr Byron's response was plagiarised from the "Yes Minister" script.

And no doubt today laughing his head off and enjoying his retirement with the very salubrious defined benefits pension your taxes are funding.