Nitro.
I know where you're coming from on this and I do agree with what you are saying, but....
Cleaning up the system would require a lot more than a voluntary PH Assoc.
I mean it's not just the shonky guides who are at fault.
If there were no shonky clients wanting to shoot pen bred tied up animals the shonky guides would not survive.
The shonky client wants a shonky hunt so a shonky outfitter sets up a shonky outfit which is then seen by other shonky clients who also want shonky hunts which leads to more shonky outfits and on it goes.
The outfitters and the clients paying them are BOTH to blame.

Personally I do not have any problem with becoming a volunteer member of a PH Assoc if it turned out to be a benefit to both clients and guides and the whole Aussie hunting scene in general.

But if this Assoc has any sort of membership fee or their existance costs the outfitter in any way, who is going to pay?

Over the years I've known of a few things that have gone on regarding certain clubs and associations and this has made me just a tad wary.