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Migration Regulations).

4 Definitions
test component: each of the following is a test component of an English language test that is specified in section 5:
       (a)   listening;
       (b)   reading;
       (c)   speaking;
       (d)   writing.

Part 2 English language requirements

5 Specified English language tests
     For subparagraph 485.212(1)(a)(i) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the following tests are specified:
       (a)   Cambridge English: Advanced test (CAE);
       (b)   International English Language Testing System (IELTS);
       (c)   Occupational English Test (OET);
       (d)   Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE); and
       (e)   Test of English as a Foreign Language internet‑based test (TOEFL iBT).

6 Specified test scores to be achieved
     For subparagraph 485.212(1)(a)(ii) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the test scores to be achieved, in a language test specified in section 5, are specified:
       (a)   in Schedule 1; or
       (b)   if the applicant is a Hong Kong passport holder or British National (Overseas) passport holder—in Schedule 2.

7 Specified period and requirements
     For subparagraph 485.212(1)(a)(ii) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, the following period and requirements are specified:
       (a)   the applicant achieved the specified test scores within 1 year before the day on which the visa application was made; and
       (b)   unless the test was an OET, the test scores were achieved in a single sitting.

    8 Specified passports in relation to which English proficiency requirements do not apply
    For paragraph 485.212(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations, a valid passport issued by one of the following countries to a citizen of that country is specified:
       (a)   Canada;
       (b)   New Zealand;
       (c)   the Republic of Ireland;
       (d)   the United Kingdom;
       (e)   the United States of America.

           Part 3 Repeals, savings, transitional

9 Repeal
     The instrument Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of English Language Tests, Scores and Passports 2015 (IMMI 15/062) is repealed.

10 Savings and transitional
       (1)   This instrument applies in relation to an application made on or after the commencement of this instrument.
       (2)   Despite the repeal of Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of English Language Tests, Scores and Passports 2015 (IMMI 15/062), that instrument, as in force immediately before the day this instrument commences, continues to apply in relation to an application made, but not yet finally determined, before the commencement of this instrument.

11 Application of amendments made by LIN 24/044
    The amendments made by the Migration Legislation Amendment (Graduate Visas) Instrument (LIN 24/044) 2024 apply in relation to an application for a Skilled (Provisional) (Class VC) visa made on or after the commencement of that instrument.

Schedule 1 Required English language test scores

Required test scores
Item                  If the English language test is …  the required test scores for that test are …