Joe,

I think the new rules will get rid of most of the cowboys that exist in forklift training. i'll give you an example of the new rules.
An assessor must become accredited by the Government.
The area where you carry out the practical assessment must be at lease 400sq m
There are 25 critical questions that must be answered correctly with no exceptions. Failure to answer one of the 25 will deem the trainee NYC. There is another lot of non-critical question that you can get a few incorrect but after feedback must be answered correctly during the practical test.
An assessor must give OHS three days' notice of an assessment so one of the inspectors can turn up unannounced to oversee the assessment. This is think is a good idea as I'm sure the inspector will give good advice of where an assessor is going wrong or advice on improving an assessment.
Overall I think the new rules are good, but should be relaxed on the critical questions as most trainees will study hard but be very nervous on the day