Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A person has competent English if:
(a) the person undertook a language test, specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this paragraph; and
(b) the person is an applicant for a visa; and
(ba) for a person who was invited (or whose spouse or de facto partner was invited) by the Minister under these Regulations, in writing, to apply for the visa--the test was conducted in the 3 years immediately before the date of the invitation; and
(bb) for a person to whom paragraph (ba) does not apply--the test was conducted in the 3 years immediately before the day on which the application was made; and
(c) the person achieved a score specified in the instrument.
(2) A person also has competent English if the person holds a
passport of a type specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for
this subregulation.