cadet, from your post it seems regulations favouring lead in a particular category were phased in subtley and slowly with help from persons with senior and distinguished public and private responsibilities.

Since Australians have a reputation for not doing things by half measures, and Victoria is densely populated and small compared to the other states, I'm anxious to know how long it took and if your regulations were copied by other states.

Your mention of phasing and influence in the right places makes me wonder how they made the case over time that hunters were trustworthy and their small numbers in a particular category warranted an exemption.