# Migration (Post COVID-19 economic recovery event for Subclass 408 visas) Instrument (LIN 21/008) 2021

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Migration (Post COVID-19 economic recovery event for Subclass 408 visas) Instrument (LIN 21/008) 2021
I, Jodie Bjerregaard, delegate of the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make this instrument under paragraph 408.229(b) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).
Dated     25 February 2021
Jodie Bjerregaard
Senior Executive Service, Band One
Immigration Programs Division
Department of Home Affairs 
1 Name
 This instrument is the Migration (Post COVID-19 economic recovery event for Subclass 408 visas) Instrument (LIN 21/008) 2021.
2 Commencement
 This instrument commences on 27 February 2021.
3 Definitions
 In this instrument:
COVID-19 means the pandemic declared by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020, caused by the coronavirus COVID‑19.
Subclass 408 visa means a Subclass 408 (Temporary Activity) visa.
4 Event
 For paragraph 408.229(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the period of recovery from the economic effects of COVID-19 in Australia is a specified event (the event).
5 Class of persons
 For paragraph 408.229(c) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, an applicant is in a specified class of persons in relation to the event if the applicant:
(a) is employed full time as an essential staff member of an overseas business that:
 (i) is relocating to Australia; and
 (ii) will assist in Australia’s response to the event; and
(b) will assist with the establishment of the business’s operation in Australia; and
(c) makes an application for a Subclass 408 visa between 27 February 2021 and 30 June 2022; and
(d) has not previously been granted a visa in accordance with this instrument.