Further to what Pond said, apparently there has not yet even been an application for the appropriate AOC to CASA at this time.
If the first A330 is due to go in September, aren't they cutting it a bit fine?
Rumour also going around that the A330's will actually go to J* domestic. That would actually make a lot more sense than using them as a startup for J* International.
What would be smarter is to use AO, whose pilots would only need a 7 day conversion on to the 787 when it comes instead of the full 2-3 month conversion that an Airbus pilot would need. AO already have the AOC and ETOPS.
Sending A330's to J* Int would incur large costs for the QF group as a whole. Mainline pilots would be made surplus and would either be demoted or held on reserve lines doing F-all until the aeroplanes are returned. If they are demoted then QF would need to pay for them... again... to be converted on to the 767 or 737 and then possibly reconverted back on to the A330. We are talking millions here.
It may be a fait accompli. There seems to be a whiff of ideology involved here. Dixon may be prepared to take these losses now for the promise of huge savings in the future as the rate they pay for pilots is driven inexorably downward. J* pilots, the ball is firmly in your court.
Accept a substandard rate for the A330 now and you will have no come back for a higher rate on the 250 seater 787 when it arrives. You'll be paid less than the A320 rate.