Commonwealth of Australia
 
Migration Regulations 1994
 
LANGUAGE TESTS, SCORE AND PASSPORTS FOR GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION
(REGULATIONS 1.15C, 1.15D 1.15E, AND 1.15EA AND CLAUSE 487.215)
 
I, CHRIS BOWEN, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulations 1.15C, 1.15D, 1.15E and 1.15EA and clause 487.215 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
 
1.             REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 09/073 signed on 25 June 2009 specifying scores for the purposes of regulations 1.15C and 1.15D, passports for the purposes of regulation 1.15C and English tests for the purposes of paragraph 487.215; AND
2.             SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraph 1.15C(a)(i) the following language tests:
·                     an International English Language Test System (IELTS test); and
·                     an Occupational English Test (OET).
3.             SPECIFY for the purposes of subparagraph 1.15C(a)(iii) the following scores:
·                     an IELTS test score of at least 6 for each of the 4 test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening; or
·                     a score of at least ‘B’ in each of the four components of an OET.
4.             SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1.15C(b) a valid passport issued by the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or Republic of Ireland, to a citizen of that country.
5.             SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1.15D(a) the following language tests:
·                         an IELTS test; and
·                         an OET.
6.             SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1.15D(c) the following scores:
·                         an IELTS test score of at least 7 for each of the 4 test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening; or
·                         a score of at least “B” in each of the four components of an OET.
7.             SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1.15E(a) the following language test:
·                         an IELTS test.
8.             SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1.15E(c) the following scores:
·                         an IELTS test average band score of at least 6 for the 4 test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening.
9.             SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1.15EA(a) the following tests:
·                         an IELTS test; and
·                         an OET.
10.         SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 1.15EA(c) the following scores:
·                         an IELTS score of at least 8 in each of the 4 test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening; or
·                         a score of at least “A” in each of the four components of an OET.
 
 
This Instrument number IMMI 11/036, commences on 1 July 2011, immediately after the commencement of Migration Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 3).
 
Dated 16 June 2011
 
 
CHRIS BOWEN
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
 
 
[NOTE 1:   Subparagraph 1.15C(a), of the Regulations provides that if a person applies for a General Skilled Migration visa, the person has competent English if the person satisfied the Minister that the person undertook a language test, specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing; and the test was conducted in the 2 years immediately before the day on which the application was made; and the person achieved a score specified in the instrument.
NOTE 2:    Subparagraph 1.15C(b) of the Regulations provides that if a person applies for a General Skilled Migration visa, the person has competent English if the person satisfied the Minister that the person holds a passport of a type specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this paragraph.
NOTE 3:    Paragraph 1.15D of the Regulations provides that if a person applies for a General Skilled Migration visa, the person has proficient English if the person satisfies the Minister that the person undertook a language test, specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing and the test was conducted in the 2 years immediately before the day on which the application was made; and the person achieved a score specified in the instrument.
NOTE 4:    Paragraph 1.15E of the Regulations provides that If a person applies for a General Skilled Migration visa, the person has concessional competent English if the person satisfies the Minister that the person undertook a language test, specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing; and the test was conducted in the 2 years immediately before the day on which the application was made; and the person achieved a score specified in the instrument.
NOTE 5:    Paragraph 1.15EA of the Regulations provides that If a person applies for a General Skilled Migration visa, the person has superior English if the person satisfies the Minister that the person undertook a language test, specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this paragraph; and the test was conducted in the 2 years immediately before the day on which the application was made; and the person achieved a score specified in the instrument.]