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Zimbabwe's return to Test cricket is at least "six months to two years or more" away, according to an ICC task force.
Zimbabwe stepped back from Test cricket in 2006 because of the country's political and economic problems.
And their re-inclusion depends on the findings of the delegation, led by West Indies Board president Julian Hunte.
An ICC statement said: "Pending the final report, the board was told none of the stakeholders were of the view Zimbabwe was ready to return."
The statement, resulting from Hunte's interim report, added: "The time-frames proposed range from six months to two years or more.
Hunte's final report will be delivered at the ICC's (International Cricket Council) next board meeting in April.
Other items on the agenda at the meeting in Perth included the Future Tours Programme (FTP) and the Indian Cricket League's application for approval.
There have been calls for a Test championship to replace the FTP, which concludes in 2012, but that has been met with some concern, prompting the ICC to call for further discussion.
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"With the BCCI [Board of Control for Cricket in India] and the England and Wales Cricket Board [ECB]expressing reservations about the idea of an enhanced Test championship, the Board agreed further consultation was necessary between ICC management and the ICC Chief Executive's Committee [CEC] with a view to producing an acceptable model," the statement continued.
"It was further agreed this process would be led by ICC general manager of cricket David Richardson, and would take place in the lead-up to and during the next CEC meeting, due to be held in Johannesburg in February."
The ICL's application was also deferred "pending further discussions between representatives of the BCCI, ICL and the ICC".
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