in april 1997, the then minister for public enterprises, isimeli bose announced that the caaf was to be declared a "commercial statutory authority" and, in may, he said it would be reorganised pursuant to provisions of the public enterprise reform legislation. subsequently, a reorganization charter was prepared. the principal objective of the reorganization was to increase the caaf's efficiency and rate of return on assets, while at the same time providing an efficient regulatory function that meets international civil aviation standards (mcicp 1998c).