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Proficiency in English

You must satisfy the Council that you have sufficient knowledge of written and spoken English to engage in legal practice in Australia.

To do this, you must comply with the English Language Proficiency requirement set out in item 5 of the Uniform Principles. Unless you qualify for an exemption under item 5.3 of the Uniform Principles, you will be required to satisfy the Board of Examiners that you have completed the IELTS Academic Module test of English language proficiency, obtaining minimum scores of 8.0 for writing, 7.5 for speaking and 7.0 for reading and listening within the two years before the date on which you apply for admission.

Page last updated 13th Oct 2009