not what I was told... I was told by CASA that because I was never issued a CASA IR, I have to do my initial IR flt test in an aeroplane...
casually studying the IREX now while managing full-time work..... coming up to 2 years since I last landed a jet
As I said, unless it’s changed. The OP asked if the IR portion of the flight test could be done with the ATPL flight test. It used to be as that’s what I did.
As far as the IREX is concerned, in over 20 years of commercial aviation and more than a couple of Boeing endorsements, I’ve still never come across an exam or theory test that was as difficult. I found that a week long course and then taking the exam was the best bet, if you had no prior experience of Australia and it’s asinine aviation rules.