Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsSubclass 475 (Skilled -- Regional Sponsored) visa
(1) If a person applies for a Subclass 475 (Skilled -- Regional Sponsored) visa, the person has concessional competent English if the person satisfies the Minister that the person has achieved, in a test conducted not more than 2 years before the day on which the application was made:
(a) an IELTS test average band score of at least 6 for the 4 test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening; or
(b) a score:
(i) specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this subparagraph; and
(ii) in a language test specified by the Minister in the instrument.
Subclass 487 (Skilled -- Regional Sponsored) visa
(2) If a person applies for a Subclass 487 (Skilled -- Regional Sponsored) visa, the person has concessional competent English if the person satisfies the Minister that the person has achieved, in a test conducted not more than 2 years before the day on which the application was made:
(a) an IELTS test average band score of at least 5.5 for the 4 test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening; or
(b) a score:
(i) specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this subparagraph; and
(ii) in a language test specified by the Minister in the instrument.