# Migration (LIN 19/049: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities—Subclass 186 Visa) Instrument 2019 > F2019L00275 — as made — Status: Repealed — Made/registered 2019-03-10 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2019L00275/2023-11-25/text > _As-made (original) text, reproduced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au) under CC BY 4.0. For amended instruments the current compilation may differ; confirm against the official source._ Migration (LIN 19/049: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities—Subclass 186 Visa) Instrument 2019 I, David Coleman, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument. Dated 5 March 2019 David Coleman Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Contents Part 1—Introduction 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Schedules Part 2—Specification of occupations and assessing authorities 6 Specification of occupations and assessing authorities 7 Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List 8 Determining whether certain occupations apply to an identified person 9 Assessing authorities Part 3—Application and savings provisions 10 Application of this instrument 11 Continued application of IMMI 18/049 Schedule 1—Repeals Migration (IMMI 18/049: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities—Subclass 186 Visa) Instrument 2018 Part 1—Introduction 1  Name  (1) This instrument is the Migration (LIN 19/049: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities—Subclass 186 Visa) Instrument 2019.  (2) This instrument may also be cited as LIN 19/049. 2  Commencement  (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms. Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1.  The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 11 March 2019 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.  (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument. 3  Authority   This instrument is made under the following:  (a) subregulation 5.19(8) of the Migration Regulations 1994;  (b) subregulation 5.19(11) of the Migration Regulations 1994;  (c) paragraph 186.234(2)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994. 4  Definitions Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Regulations, including the following: (a) ANZSCO; (b) AUD.   In this instrument: health workforce certificate means a certificate that:  (a) sets out:  (i) the name and date of birth of an identified person; and  (ii) the position in relation to which the person is an identified person; and  (iii) the location of that position; and  (b) specifies one of the following occupations:  (i) general practitioner;  (ii) resident medical officer;  (iii) medical practitioners (nec); and  (c) is issued by one of the following:  (i) NSW Rural Doctors Network Ltd (ABN 52 081 388 810);  (ii) Rural Workforce Agency, Victoria Limited (ABN 31 081 163 519);  (iii) Health Workforce Queensland Ltd (ABN 81 065 574 996);  (iv) Western Australian Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine Ltd (ABN 29 123 188 367);  (v) Rural Doctors Workforce Agency Incorporated (ABN 68 063 926 518);  (vi) General Practice Workforce Inc (ABN 33 922 612 254);  (vii) Health Network Northern Territory Ltd (ABN 17 158 970 480);  (viii) the Department administered by the Minister administering Part II of the Health Insurance Act 1973. identified person has the meaning given by paragraph 5.19(2)(c) of the Regulations. international trade obligation means an obligation of Australia under international law that relates to international trade, including such an obligation that arises under any agreement between Australia and another country or other countries. limited service restaurant includes the following:  (a) a fast food or takeaway food service;  (b) a fast casual restaurant;  (c) a drinking establishment that offers only a limited food service;  (d) a limited service cafe, including a coffee shop or mall cafe;  (e) a limited service pizza restaurant. Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List: see subsection 7(1). nec is short for not elsewhere classified. Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994. university lecturer includes the following:  (a) a research associate in a university;  (b) a research fellow in a university. 5  Schedules   Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms. Part 2—Specification of occupations and assessing authorities 6  Specification of occupations and assessing authorities Occupations—Temporary Residence Transition stream  (1) For the purposes of paragraphs 5.19(8)(a) and (c) of the Regulations:  (a) an occupation listed in column 1 of an item of the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List is specified for the purposes of paragraph 5.19(5)(c) of the Regulations; and  (b) subject to subsection (3), the occupation applies to an identified person if the tasks of the occupation that are to be performed by the identified person correspond to the tasks set out in the ANZSCO code specified for the occupation in column 2 of the item. Occupations—Direct Entry stream  (2) For the purposes of subregulation 5.19(11) of the Regulations:  (a) an occupation listed in column 1 of an item of the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List is specified for the purposes of subregulation 5.19(10) of the Regulations; and  (b) subject to subsection (3), the occupation applies to an identified person if the tasks of the occupation that are to be performed by the identified person correspond to the tasks set out in the ANZSCO code specified for the occupation in column 2 of the item. Exceptions  (3) However, if:  (a) a number is listed in column 4 of an item of the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List; and  (b) the circumstances set out in column 1 of the table in section 8 of this instrument corresponding to the number so listed apply to the position in which the identified person is to work; the occupation listed in column 1 of the item of the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List does not apply to the identified person. Assessing authorities—Direct Entry stream  (4) For the purposes of paragraph 186.234(2)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, an assessing authority listed in column 3 of an item of the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List is the assessing authority for the occupation listed in column 1 of the item. Note: Clause 186.234 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations sets out criteria that apply only in relation to the Direct Entry stream for the Subclass 186 visa. 7  Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List  (1) The occupations set out in the following table are the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List. Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List Item Column 1 Occupation Column 2 ANZSCO code Column 3 Assessing authority Column 4 Applicable circumstances (see section 8) 1 chief executive or managing director 111111 AIM 5 2 corporate general manager 111211 AIM 5 3 construction project manager 133111 VETASSESS 4 engineering manager 133211 (a) Engineers Australia; or (b) AIM 5 child care centre manager 134111 TRA 6 nursing clinical director 134212 ANMAC 7 primary health organisation manager 134213 VETASSESS 8 welfare centre manager 134214 ACWA 9 faculty head 134411 VETASSESS 10 chief information officer 135111 ACS 11 arts administrator or manager 139911 VETASSESS 12 environmental manager 139912 VETASSESS 13 dancer or choreographer 211112 VETASSESS 14 music director 211212 VETASSESS 15 musician (instrumental) 211213 VETASSESS 16 artistic director 212111 VETASSESS 17 accountant (general) 221111 (a) CPAA; or (b) IPA; or (c) CAANZ 6, 19, 21 18 management accountant 221112 (a) CPAA; or (b) IPA; or (c) CAANZ 6, 19, 21 19 taxation accountant 221113 (a) CPAA; or (b) IPA; or (c) CAANZ 6, 19, 21 20 external auditor 221213 (a) CPAA; or (b) IPA; or (c) CAANZ 21 internal auditor 221214 VETASSESS 22 actuary 224111 VETASSESS 23 statistician 224113 VETASSESS 24 economist 224311 VETASSESS 25 land economist 224511 VETASSESS 26 valuer 224512 VETASSESS 27 management consultant 224711 VETASSESS 19, 21, 23 28 architect 232111 AACA 29 landscape architect 232112 VETASSESS 30 surveyor 232212 SSSI 31 cartographer 232213 VETASSESS 32 other spatial scientist 232214 VETASSESS 33 chemical engineer 233111 Engineers Australia 34 materials engineer 233112 Engineers Australia 35 civil engineer 233211 Engineers Australia 36 geotechnical engineer 233212 Engineers Australia 37 quantity surveyor 233213 AIQS 38 structural engineer 233214 Engineers Australia 39 transport engineer 233215 Engineers Australia 40 electrical engineer 233311 Engineers Australia 41 electronics engineer 233411 Engineers Australia 42 industrial engineer 233511 Engineers Australia 43 mechanical engineer 233512 Engineers Australia 44 production or plant engineer 233513 Engineers Australia 45 mining engineer (excluding petroleum) 233611 Engineers Australia 46 petroleum engineer 233612 Engineers Australia 47 aeronautical engineer 233911 Engineers Australia 48 agricultural engineer 233912 Engineers Australia 49 biomedical engineer 233913 Engineers Australia 50 engineering technologist 233914 Engineers Australia 51 environmental engineer 233915 Engineers Australia 52 naval architect 233916 Engineers Australia 53 engineering professionals (nec) 233999 Engineers Australia 54 agricultural consultant 234111 VETASSESS 55 agricultural scientist 234112 VETASSESS 56 forester 234113 VETASSESS 57 chemist 234211 VETASSESS 58 food technologist 234212 VETASSESS 59 environmental consultant 234312 VETASSESS 60 environmental research scientist 234313 VETASSESS 61 environmental scientists (nec) 234399 VETASSESS 62 geophysicist 234412 VETASSESS 63 hydrogeologist 234413 VETASSESS 64 life scientist (general) 234511 VETASSESS 65 biochemist 234513 VETASSESS 66 biotechnologist 234514 VETASSESS 67 botanist 234515 VETASSESS 68 marine biologist 234516 VETASSESS 69 microbiologist 234517 VETASSESS 70 zoologist 234518 VETASSESS 71 life scientists (nec) 234599 VETASSESS 72 medical laboratory scientist 234611 AIMS 73 veterinarian 234711 AVBC 74 conservator 234911 VETASSESS 75 metallurgist 234912 VETASSESS 76 meteorologist 234913 VETASSESS 77 physicist 234914 see subsection (2) 78 natural and physical science professionals (nec) 234999 VETASSESS 79 early childhood (pre‑primary school) teacher 241111 AITSL 80 secondary school teacher 241411 AITSL 81 special needs teacher 241511 AITSL 82 teacher of the hearing impaired 241512 AITSL 83 teacher of the sight impaired 241513 AITSL 84 special education teachers (nec) 241599 AITSL 85 university lecturer 242111 VETASSESS 86 medical diagnostic radiographer 251211 ASMIRT 87 medical radiation therapist 251212 ASMIRT 88 nuclear medicine technologist 251213 ANZSNM 89 sonographer 251214 ASMIRT 90 optometrist 251411 OCANZ 91 orthotist or prosthetist 251912 AOPA 92 chiropractor 252111 CCEA 93 osteopath 252112 AOAC 94 occupational therapist 252411 OTC 95 physiotherapist 252511 APC 96 podiatrist 252611 ANZPAC 97 audiologist 252711 VETASSESS 98 speech pathologist 252712 SPA 99 general practitioner 253111 MedBA 24 100 specialist physician (general medicine) 253311 MedBA 101 cardiologist 253312 MedBA 102 clinical haematologist 253313 MedBA 103 medical oncologist 253314 MedBA 104 endocrinologist 253315 MedBA 105 gastroenterologist 253316 MedBA 106 intensive care specialist 253317 MedBA 107 neurologist 253318 MedBA 108 paediatrician 253321 MedBA 109 renal medicine specialist 253322 MedBA 110 rheumatologist 253323 MedBA 111 thoracic medicine specialist 253324 MedBA 112 specialist physicians (nec) 253399 MedBA 113 psychiatrist 253411 MedBA 114 surgeon (general) 253511 MedBA 115 cardiothoracic surgeon 253512 MedBA 116 neurosurgeon 253513 MedBA 117 orthopaedic surgeon 253514 MedBA 118 otorhinolaryngologist 253515 MedBA 119 paediatric surgeon 253516 MedBA 120 plastic and reconstructive surgeon 253517 MedBA 121 urologist 253518 MedBA 122 vascular surgeon 253521 MedBA 123 dermatologist 253911 MedBA 124 emergency medicine specialist 253912 MedBA 125 obstetrician and gynaecologist 253913 MedBA 126 ophthalmologist 253914 MedBA 127 pathologist 253915 MedBA 128 diagnostic and interventional radiologist 253917 MedBA 129 radiation oncologist 253918 MedBA 130 medical practitioners (nec) 253999 MedBA 24 131 midwife 254111 ANMAC 132 nurse practitioner 254411 ANMAC 133 registered nurse (aged care) 254412 ANMAC 134 registered nurse (child and family health) 254413 ANMAC 135 registered nurse (community health) 254414 ANMAC 136 registered nurse (critical care and emergency) 254415 ANMAC 137 registered nurse (developmental disability) 254416 ANMAC 138 registered nurse (disability and rehabilitation) 254417 ANMAC 139 registered nurse (medical) 254418 ANMAC 140 registered nurse (medical practice) 254421 ANMAC 141 registered nurse (mental health) 254422 ANMAC 142 registered nurse (perioperative) 254423 ANMAC 143 registered nurse (surgical) 254424 ANMAC 144 registered nurse (paediatrics) 254425 ANMAC 145 registered nurses (nec) 254499 ANMAC 146 ICT business analyst 261111 ACS 147 systems analyst 261112 ACS 148 multimedia specialist 261211 ACS 149 analyst programmer 261311 ACS 150 developer programmer 261312 ACS 151 software engineer 261313 ACS 152 software and applications programmers (nec) 261399 ACS 153 ICT security specialist 262112 ACS 154 computer network and systems engineer 263111 ACS 155 telecommunications engineer 263311 Engineers Australia 156 telecommunications network engineer 263312 Engineers Australia 157 barrister 271111 A legal admissions authority of a State or Territory 158 solicitor 271311 A legal admissions authority of a State or Territory 159 clinical psychologist 272311 APS 160 educational psychologist 272312 APS 161 organisational psychologist 272313 APS 162 psychologists (nec) 272399 APS 163 social worker 272511 AASW 164 civil engineering draftsperson 312211 (a) Engineers Australia; or (b) VETASSESS 165 civil engineering technician 312212 VETASSESS 166 electrical engineering draftsperson 312311 Engineers Australia 167 electrical engineering technician 312312 TRA 168 radiocommunications technician 313211 TRA 169 telecommunications field engineer 313212 Engineers Australia 170 telecommunications network planner 313213 Engineers Australia 171 telecommunications technical officer or technologist 313214 Engineers Australia 172 automotive electrician 321111 TRA 173 motor mechanic (general) 321211 TRA 174 diesel motor mechanic 321212 TRA 175 motorcycle mechanic 321213 TRA 176 small engine mechanic 321214 TRA 177 sheetmetal trades worker 322211 TRA 178 metal fabricator 322311 TRA 179 pressure welder 322312 TRA 180 welder (first class) 322313 TRA 181 fitter (general) 323211 TRA 182 fitter and turner 323212 TRA 183 fitter‑welder 323213 TRA 184 metal machinist (first class) 323214 TRA 185 locksmith 323313 TRA 186 panelbeater 324111 TRA 187 bricklayer 331111 TRA 188 stonemason 331112 TRA 189 carpenter and joiner 331211 TRA 190 carpenter 331212 TRA 191 joiner 331213 TRA 192 painting trades worker 332211 TRA 193 glazier 333111 TRA 194 fibrous plasterer 333211 TRA 195 solid plasterer 333212 TRA 196 wall and floor tiler 333411 TRA 197 plumber (general) 334111 TRA 198 airconditioning and mechanical services plumber 334112 TRA 199 drainer 334113 TRA 200 gasfitter 334114 TRA 201 roof plumber 334115 TRA 202 electrician (general) 341111 TRA 203 electrician (special class) 341112 TRA 204 lift mechanic 341113 TRA 205 airconditioning and refrigeration mechanic 342111 TRA 206 technical cable jointer 342212 TRA 207 electronic equipment trades worker 342313 TRA 208 electronic instrument trades worker (general) 342314 TRA 209 electronic instrument trades worker (special class) 342315 TRA 210 chef 351311 TRA 7, 8 211 horse trainer 361112 TRA 212 cabinetmaker 394111 TRA 213 boat builder and repairer 399111 TRA 214 shipwright 399112 TRA 215 tennis coach 452316 VETASSESS 216 footballer 452411 VETASSESS 25 Note: For the meaning of the expressions in column 3, see section 9.  (2) The assessing authority for:  (a) a physicist (other than a medical physicist) is VETASSESS; and  (b) a medical physicist is ACPSEM. 8  Determining whether certain occupations apply to an identified person   For the purposes of paragraph 5.19(8)(c) and subregulation 5.19(11) of the Regulations, the following table sets out the circumstances for determining whether certain occupations listed in column 1 of an item of the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List apply to an identified person. Applicable circumstances Item Column 1 Circumstance 1 The position does not require a minimum of 2 years’ relevant work experience. 2 The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000. 3 (a) The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000; and (b) if the identified person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies. 4 (a) The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD80,000; and (b) if the identified person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies. 5 (a) The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD180,001; and (b) if the identified person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies. 6 The position is a clerical, bookkeeper or accounting clerk position. 7 The position is involved in mass production in a factory setting. 8 The position is in a limited service restaurant. 9 The position predominantly involves responsibility for low‑skilled tasks. Example 1: Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons. Example 2: Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals. Example 3: Truck driving. 10 The position is not located in regional Australia (within the meaning of subregulation 5.19(16) of the Regulations). 11 The position: (a) is based in a front‑line retail setting; or (b) predominantly involves direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis. 12 The position: (a) is not a full‑time position; or (b) is not based in a therapeutic setting; or (c) involves the provision of non‑medical relaxation massage; or (d) is in a retail setting. 13 The position predominantly involves hairdressing or beauty therapy related non‑managerial tasks. 14 The position: (a) is not located in a commercial building or shopping centre environment; or (b) predominantly involves managing the provision of only one particular service to a facility or managing one particular relationship. Example:  Managing the cleaning contract for a facility but not other contracts relevant to the facility. 15 The position: (a) is based in a front‑line retail setting; or (b) is based in a call centre and does not require a significant technical knowledge of products; or (c) predominantly involves selling educational courses to individual students. 16 The position relates to mobile phone repairs. 17 The position relates to mass or standardised production (as opposed to specialist production), including the following: (a) a position based in a franchise or factory; (b) a position that: (i) involves full or partial production of food product for distribution to another location; or (ii) predominantly involves the use of pre‑prepared food product from another location. 18 The position relates to animal husbandry, including caring for livestock on a farm. 19 The position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000. 20 (a) The position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000; and (b) if the identified person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies. 21 The position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees. 22 (a) the position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees; and (b) if the identified person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies. 23 The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD90,000. 24 A current health workforce certificate for the position and the occupation has not been presented to the Department. 25 The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD120,000. 9  Assessing authorities   For the purposes of column 3 of the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List, an expression mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table is short for the expression mentioned in column 2 of that item. Assessing authorities Item Column 1 This expression … Column 2 is short for … 1 AACA Architects Accreditation Council of Australia 2 AASW Australian Association of Social Workers Limited 3 ACPSEM Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine 4 ACS Australian Computer Society Incorporated 5 ACWA Australian Community Workers Association Inc 6 ADC Australian Dental Council Limited 7 AIM Australian Institute of Management 8 AIMS Australian Institute of Medical Scientists 9 AIQS The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors 10 AITSL Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited 11 AMSA Australian Maritime Safety Authority 12 ANMAC Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council Limited 13 ANZPAC Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council Limited 14 ANZSNM Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine 15 AOAC Australasian Osteopathic Accreditation Council Limited 16 AOPA The Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association Limited 17 APC Australian Physiotherapy Council Limited 18 APharmC Australian Pharmacy Council Ltd 19 APS The Australian Psychological Society Limited 20 ASMIRT Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy 21 AVBC Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Incorporated 22 CAANZ Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand 23 CASA Civil Aviation Safety Authority 24 CCEA Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Limited 25 CPAA CPA Australia Ltd 26 DAA Dietitians Association of Australia 27 Engineers Australia The Institution of Engineers Australia 28 IPA Institute of Public Accountants Ltd 29 MedBA Medical Board of Australia 30 OCANZ Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand Limited 31 OTC Occupational Therapy Council of Australia Ltd 32 SPA The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited 33 SSSI Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Limited 34 TRA Trades Recognition Australia 35 VETASSESS Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services Part 3—Application and savings provisions 10  Application of this instrument   This instrument applies in relation to the following:  (a) an application for approval of a nomination that is made on or after the day this instrument commences;  (b) an application for a Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa in the Direct Entry stream if:  (i) the application for the visa is made on or after the day this instrument commences; and  (ii) the related application for approval of a nomination is made on or after the that day. 11  Continued application of IMMI 18/049   Despite the repeal of the Migration (IMMI 18/049: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities—Subclass 186 Visa) Instrument 2018 by this instrument, that instrument, as in force immediately before the day this instrument commences, continues to apply in relation to the following:  (a) an application for approval of a nomination that is made before the day this instrument commences;  (b) an application for a Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa in the Direct Entry stream made before, on or after the commencement of this instrument, if the related application for approval of a nomination was made:  (i) on or after 18 March 2018; but  (ii) before the day this instrument commences. Schedule 1—Repeals Migration (IMMI 18/049: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities—Subclass 186 Visa) Instrument 2018 1  The whole of the instrument Repeal the instrument.