I'll reiterate again that I feel the pain of those going through this process, but don't fail to heed Mach's warnings re: other countries not recognising our ATPL - it is a VERY real possibility. Prior to this Part 61 stuff, we were one of the very few countries that DIDN'T conduct a flight check for ATPL/ATP and you shouldn't short-sightedly discount the value of having an internationally recognised ATPL, rather than a "Dunnunda" variety. Tread carefully here, my preference would be to accept the test, but argue that it can be done on something smaller (ie less complex, ie cheaper), as others are suggesting.