Fogbound :
Apologies for any errors there, I got my information from having gone through the whole process myself 4 years ago, and my wife working through the ATPL conversion at present.
However, you're right in that it seems he won't have to do the 25 hour CPL training course if he has an Oz CPL issued, however he will still need to get 200 TT. And yep the compulsory training requirement for the IR is 55 hours, I'll still claim accuracy with the price around 10-12,000 though
Anyway McIce I presume it's your first dealings with the UK CAA if you're expecting a quick reply to a letter!
All the requirements are laid out on their website, in the LASORS document to be more precise, try this link
http://www.caa.co.uk/srg/licensing/f...sp?groupid=292