Examination rules

Candidates must:

  • follow the instructions of the Assessor;
  • only converse with the Assessor or translator regarding the examination.

Note: Assessors and translators must not offer or provide training, nor assist the candidates during the theory examination, outside that of providing clarification regarding the examination process or translator activities.

Candidates must not:

  1. become involved in any misconduct, unfair or dishonest practice relating to the examination (see misconduct, below);
  2. sit an examination on behalf of another candidate;
  3. have unauthorised material, personal items or aids in the examination room, these include, but are not limited to: mobile phones, ear phones, laptops and hand-held computers, and other electronic devices, pagers, bags, books, revision notes, course materials, dictionaries, notepaper, and smart watches;
  4. have any unauthorised equipment in the examination which might give them an unfair advantage;
  5. talk to, attempt to communicate with, or disturb other candidates once the theory examination has started;
  6. leave the examination room until dismissed by the Assessor;
  7. copy or remove any examination content or materials;
  8. disclose any information about the content of the examination.

Misconduct includes (but is not limited to): collusion, working or attempting to work with another candidate, Instructor or other party, copying from or communicating with other candidates or taking unauthorised material (in any format) into an examination. If the candidate breaches any of the above examination rules, their examination will be terminated, resulting in a fail.

By undertaking this examination, the candidate agrees not to disclose information about the content of this examination to any party, and agrees to comply with the above examination rules.

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Read the examination rules

You should familiarise yourself with the examination rules shown here. On your assessment day, you must read through and accept the examination rules before you will be allowed to proceed.

The Assessor can help guide you through this process.

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