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Test Centre Protocol

Identification

On the day of the test you will be required to show one form of photo identification. The only acceptable forms of identification are:

  • a current passport
  • an Australian driver’s licence
  • an Australian Keypass
  • a National Identity Card  from your country of citizenship, or
  • a letter on official letterhead from a place of employment or school with your name, date of birth, signature and photo. The letter is to be signed by a staff member or employer, and the school or business stamp has to be placed over your photo.

The identification must contain a photograph which is a recognisable likeness of you as you are at the time of sitting the test – a group or childhood photograph is not acceptable. A National Identity Card must include your name, signature, date of birth and recent photograph.

If you do not present a form of identification listed above, or the identity document you present does not contain a photograph of you, as you look on the test day, you will not be able to sit HAT.

Confirmation of Registration 

Candidates must provide their HAT Admission Ticket before admission to the examination room.

Arrival at Test Venue

Candidates should arrive at the test centre 30 minutes prior to the advertised starting time of the test.

Allowed Items

Pencils (B, 2B, HB), an eraser and pencil sharpener. A pen will be required for the writing task.

Prohibited Items – These items are not allowed on the candidate’s desk

  • Large Bags, brief cases, crash helmets.
  • Calculators, Walkmans, ipods, MP3 Players, mobile phones *.
  • Paper (other than paper provided by the test supervisors), pens, books, newspapers.
  • Any electronic item that can transmit or record information.

(* Only small valuable items can be placed under the candidate’s chair. Mobile phones must be turned off.)

Large items will be kept outside the examination room or in a designated area in the examination room.

Test Security Procedures and Behaviour

ACER has established test security procedures which will be strictly enforced at all times.

It is the responsibility of candidates to ensure that they understand that the following are considered to be breaches of test rules:

  • the giving of false or misleading information during the registration process
  • attempting to gain access to test questions prior to the test
  • taking the test on behalf of another person
  • allowing another person to take the test on your behalf
  • removing or attempting to remove a test book or part thereof, answer sheet, or any notes, from the test centre
  • failing to follow the test supervisors’ instructions at all times
  • providing or receiving assistance during the test
  • creating a disturbance
  • using unauthorised aids (including notes, note paper, calculator, mobile phone, tape recorder, ipod, or other electronic device, etc).

The penalty for any of the above breaches will be the cancellation of the candidate’s test and a ban from registering to sit for HAT on a future occasion.