It is quite common every else in the world to put 200 hour pilots into the right hand seat of all sorts of medium to heavy jets and it generally does not cause a problem. Apart from the cadets being 'australians', why are 200 hour pilots in Australia seemingly not as capable as everywhere else in the world, which is what some seem to be suggesting.
But once again, this particular FO had 2000 hours flying time under his belt.
