Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulationssubstitute
12 Eligibility for provisional registration––English language skills––Act, s 33 (1) (b)
The prescribed requirements are that––
(a) the person's teaching qualification mentioned in the Act
, section 33 (1) (a) (i) was undertaken in the English language in 1 or more of the following countries:
(i) Australia;
(ii) New Zealand;
(iii) the United Kingdom;
(iv) the United States of America;
(v) Canada;
(vi) the Republic of Ireland; or
(b) the person has, in the 2-year period before the day the application is made, undertaken––
(i) the IELTS test and achieved a score of at least band 8 in speaking and listening and at least band 7 in reading and writing; or
(ii) an English language proficiency test that the institute is satisfied is equivalent to the IELTS test and achieved a result that the institute is satisfied is sufficient for provisional registration.
12A Eligibility for provisional registration––other requirements––Act, s 33 (1) (f)
The prescribed requirements are demonstrated abilities, knowledge and skills required by a standard for provisional registration.
13 Additional eligibility requirements for permit to teach––English language skills––Act, s 35 (1) (a)
(1) The prescribed requirements are that––
(a) the person holds qualifications or teaching qualifications undertaken in the English language in 1 or more of the following countries:
(i) Australia;
(ii) New Zealand;
(iii) the United Kingdom;
(iv) the United States of America;
(v) Canada;
(vi) the Republic of Ireland; or
(b) the person has, in the 2-year period before the day the application is made, undertaken––
(i) the IELTS test and achieved a score of at least band 8 in speaking and listening and at least band 7 in reading and writing; or
(ii) an English language proficiency test that the institute is satisfied is equivalent to the IELTS test and achieved a result that the institute is satisfied is sufficient for the grant of a permit to teach; or
(c) the institute is satisfied that––
(i) there is an exceptional demonstrated need by a school to employ the person because of the person's particular specialist knowledge or skills; and
(ii) in the IELTS test mentioned in paragraph (b), the person achieved a score of at least band 7 in speaking and listening and at least band 6 in reading and writing.
Example––exceptional demonstrated need
despite achieving a score in the IELTS test lower than that required under par (b), the person is an outstanding foreign language teacher who the school believes will significantly enhance the school's language immersion program
Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act
, s 126 and s 132).
(2) The institute may waive the requirements in subsection (1) for a person who will be teaching in a program under an intergovernmental agreement.