OET (The Occupational English Test) is an English Proficiency Test specialising in particular professions including Nursing. In order to become a registered nurse in Australia, people are required to submit an IELTS score to show English Competency or an OET score.
What happens on test day?
You must arrive by the time specified by the venue. If you do not you may not be allowed to take the test.
Only you can attend the test venue. Only candidates are permitted in the test venue, no relatives (including children) or friends are allowed.
The Test Day Registration process involves:
Presenting the ID document you used when you applied for OET.
Having your photo taken.
Placing personal and unauthorised items in the cloakroom.
You may take the following items into the test room:
Non-mechanical pens or pencils; erasers; pencil sharpener; water in a small, clear bottle; your identification document.
Medication and snacks if approved prior to the test day.
The following items cannot be taken into the test room:
Watches; electronic devices; mobile phone; digital sound recorder; MP3 player; camera; etc.
Bags; notes; study material; dictionary; mechanical pens/pencils; correction fluid or tape; etc
Bathroom breaks and leaving the test room:
The Listening, Reading and Writing sub-tests are conducted consecutively with no scheduled breaks (including bathroom breaks) between these tests.
There are strict rules on when and how you are allowed to leave the test room to ensure other candidates are not distracted during the test.
No additional time allowance will be given if you choose to go to the bathroom.
You may only leave the test room to go to the bathroom during the Reading Parts B and C and Writing sub-tests apart from in the first and last ten minutes of these sub-tests).
You must make sure that the photograph, name and candidate number printed on your test paper are accurate.
Invigilators will check that your details in myOET match your ID document when you arrive at the test room.
Invigilators will check your ID documentation throughout the test day.
Identification document discrepancy
The venue staff have the right to decide what will happen in the case of ID discrepancies.
You will not be admitted to the test if the details on your ID documentation do not match those held for you
Non-attendance on test day
Failure to attend on test day – If you do not attend on the test day for any reason you will be marked as an ‘unconfirmed’ and ‘unverified’ candidate in myOET.
Malpractice
Malpractice is any action which gives or aims to give unfair advantage to a candidate or causes disadvantage to other candidates.

Malpractice includes, but is not limited to, the following:

obtaining unauthorised access to test material (past, present or future)
using or trying to use unauthorised material, e.g. notes, study guides, mobile phones, other electronic equipment, smart watches, highlighters, mechanical pens or pencils etc.
copying/collusion or attempted copying/collusion
disruptive behaviour
You may continue with the remainder of the sub-tests

At the end of all written papers you will be given the Malpractice Warning letter stating that your behaviour has come to the attention of test venue staff and that you were issued with a Malpractice Warning notice during the test. The letter will advise you to contact CBLA and provide a statement regarding what occurred from your perspective.