Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115:reg:11:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11 (pt 6/30)
Character Range: 124638–127334

(iii) the extent of any pooling of financial resources, especially in relation to major financial commitments; and
 (iv) whether one person in the relationship owes any legal obligation in respect of the other; and
 (v) the basis of any sharing of day‑to‑day household expenses; and
 (b) the nature of the household, including:
 (i) any joint responsibility for the care and support of children; and
 (ii) the living arrangements of the persons; and
 (iii) any sharing of the responsibility for housework; and
 (c) the social aspects of the relationship, including:
 (i) whether the persons represent themselves to other people as being married to each other; and
 (ii) the opinion of the persons' friends and acquaintances about the nature of the relationship; and
 (iii) any basis on which the persons plan and undertake joint social activities; and
 (d) the nature of the persons' commitment to each other, including:
 (i) the duration of the relationship; and
 (ii) the length of time during which the persons have lived together; and
 (iii) the degree of companionship and emotional support that the persons draw from each other; and
 (iv) whether the persons see the relationship as a long‑term one.
 (4) If the Minister is considering an application for a visa of a class other than a class mentioned in subregulation (2), the Minister may consider any of the circumstances mentioned in subregulation (3).

1.15B  Vocational English
 (1) A person has vocational English if:
 (a) the person undertook a language test, specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this paragraph; and
 (b) the person is an applicant for a visa; and
 (ba) for a person who was invited by the Minister under these Regulations, in writing, to apply for the visa—the test was conducted in the 3 years immediately before the date of the invitation; and
 (bb) for a person to whom paragraph (ba) does not apply—the test was conducted in the 3 years immediately before the day on which the application was made; and
 (c) the person achieved a score specified in the instrument.
 (2) A person also has vocational English if the person holds a passport of a type specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this subregulation.

1.15C  Competent English
 (1) A person has competent English if:
 (a) the person undertook a language test, specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this paragraph; and
 (b) the person is an applicant for a visa; and
 (ba) for a person who was invited (or whose spouse or de facto partner was invited) by the Minister under these Regulations, in writing, to apply for the visa—the test was conducted in the 3 years immediately before the date of