Australian Capital Territory

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Taxi Minimum English Language Standards 2017 (No 1)
Notifiable Instrument NI 2017–105
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 2017 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after it is notified.
3	Determination
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.  
4	Revocation
This instrument revokes notifiable instrument NI2016-417.

Kerry Bell
Delegate
Road Transport Authority, Access Canberra
1 March 2017

SCHEDULE 1
MINIMUM 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).

(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	5.5	4	5	4	
TOEFL iBT	18	2	14	8