Teacher Registration (General) Regulations 2012

For the purposes of section 17(c) of the Act, the English language skills prescribed as suitable for limited registration are that the requirements of one of subregulations (2) to (6) are met in relation to the nominee.

The nominee has, within the period of 2 years before the application for registration under section 10 of the Act is made, undertaken the International English Language Testing System (Academic) test and achieved —

an average of level 7.5 or more across the 4 components of listening, speaking, reading and writing; and

no score below level 7 in any of those components; and

a score of level 8 or more in the components of speaking and listening.

The nominee has undertaken all of the components of a requirement under regulation 12(2)(a), (b) or (e), as are relevant to the application, in the English language in one or more of the following countries —

Australia;

New Zealand;

the United Kingdom;

the United States of America;

Canada;

the Republic of Ireland.

If the teaching position is to teach, or to teach in, a language other than English, the nominee has —

within the period of 2 years before the application for registration under section 10 of the Act is made, undertaken the test referred to in subregulation (2); and

achieved a result that the Board is satisfied is sufficient for the nominee to adequately perform the duties of the teaching position.

In the opinion of the Board —

exceptional circumstances exist in relation to the nominee; and

the nominee’s English language skills, both written and oral, are suitable for registration.

If the teaching position is to teach, or to teach in, an indigenous language —

the nominee is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander; and

the applicant has informed the Board in writing that the applicant is satisfied that the nominee’s English language skills are suitable for the teaching position.

In subregulation (6)(a) —