There are many ways to skin a cat other than by pulling its rectum over its head.
The submissions by NAPFA have my support but if you want action and decisions that actually work in our favour then the way to do that is via your local member. I have written to mine on one occasion and received a quick and satisfactory response on an access to crown land issue for fossicking.
I know how ministerial requests work having been on the receiving end of such requests.
There are two steps that must be addressed together. NAPFA have done one of those well. The other is up to individuals to politely bombard government members with requests for the NAPFA submission to be addressed with alacrity.
You catch more flies with honey than vinegar in this world so take the time to write thoughtfully and ask for a simple issue to be resolved. Don't labour and confuse the issues. Do not just vent your your spleen. Be polite and keep it simple. After all, a real person - a bureaucrat - is on the end of the request and will colour his advice in response to how well and concisely you word the request.
Making it complicated just slows the response time. Keep it simple.
Be diplomatic. Diplomacy is the art of getting someone to agree with what you want but for them to think it is their idea.
Turn abusive or threatening and you will achieve nothing but getting what you deserve.
You can reference the NAPFA submissions as an attachment so there is no need to go over the same ground. The bureaucrat will be familiar with them. If not he will be able to look them up on the relevant file. There will be a file.
My current member is a minister so he will be getting such a request soon.
Write and send your request. If you don't step forward then you will always be in the same position. You have to understand that politicians respond to voters, though sometimes it's not always obvious.
Politicians versus bureaucrats? Why talk with the monkey when you can talk to the organ grinder. Pollies are there to represent us. Help them do that. The more voices then the higher the chance of success.
By all means become a member of NAPFA but there is no cost to email your local member.
Your choice - do nothing or spend one day to try to change the situation.
