If you don't meet their requirements you will get a reject email. I know of a couple of guys with thousands of hours on Dash 8s including a training captain,and they were rejected because they didn't have year 12 ? They were able to apply on line but I believe it took a month or to for them to get the reject email which clearly stated why there applications were knocked back, because they didn't meet the requirements. Obviously year 12 is more important than command hours on type to Qantaslink, especially given the fact that these guys were prepared to sit in the right seat for a few years before they offered commands.
What you gotta remember, it's their train set !!!!!