Australian Capital Territory

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Taxi Minimum English Language Standards 2016 (No 1)*
Notifiable Instrument NI 2016–417
Made under the 
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000, section 62 (3) (e) (i) (Eligibility to apply for a public vehicle licence)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Taxi Minimum English Language Determination 2016 (No. 1).
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 August 2016.
3	Approval
I determine the requirements referred to in Schedule 1 as the minimum English language standards for a person to be eligible to hold a public vehicle licence for a taxi.  

Kerry Bell
Delegate
Road Transport Authority, Access Canberra
29 July 2016

SCHEDULE 1
MININMUM ENGLISH LANGUAGE STANDARDS

(1)	English language standards may be certified through any of the following tests:

(a) 	International Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ISLPR);
(b) 	International English Language Test System (IELTS) test; or
(c) 	Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT).

Note  The tests do not need to be notified under the Legislation Act because s 47 (5) does not apply (see Legislation Act, s 47 (7)).  The ISLPR is accessible at www.islpr.org.  The IELTS is accessible at www.ielts.org. The TOEFL iBT is accessible at www.ets.org/toefl.  

(2)	The following are the minimum required scores for each of the test components in the respective English language tests:
 
English test	Minimum scores for English test components	
	Listening	Reading	Speaking	Writing	
ISPLR	3	2	2+	1+	
IELTS	6	4	5	4	
TOEFL iBT	18	2	14	8