# Migration Amendment (Skilled Visa Reform Technical Measures) Instrument 2025 > F2025L01358 — as made — Status: Repealed — Made/registered 2025-11-06 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2025L01358/latest/details > _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 Amendment (Skilled Visa Reform Technical Measures) Instrument 2025 I, Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for Immigration, make the following instrument. Dated 3 November 2025 Matt Thistlethwaite Assistant Minister for Immigration Contents 1  Name...................................................1 2  Commencement............................................1 3  Authority................................................1 4  Schedules................................................1 Schedule 1—Amendments 2 Migration (Specification of Occupations—Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2024 2 Schedule 2—Amendments 3 Migration (Specification of Occupations and Relevant Assessing Authorities—Subclass 186 Visa) Instrument 2024 3 Schedule 3—Amendments 5 Migration (LIN 19/260: Assessing Authorities for Subclass 494 Visas) Instrument 2019 5 1  Name   This instrument is the Migration Amendment (Skilled Visa Reform Technical Measures) Instrument 2025. 2  Commencement   This instrument commences on the day after it is registered. 3  Authority   This instrument is made under the Migration Regulations 1994. 4  Schedules   Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms. Schedule 1—Amendments Migration (Specification of Occupations—Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2024  1  Subsection 6(3) (cell at table item 79, column 2) Omit “227713”, substitute “224713”. Schedule 2—Amendments Migration (Specification of Occupations and Relevant Assessing Authorities—Subclass 186 Visa) Instrument 2024 1  Subsection 7(1) (cell at table item 79, column 4) Insert “11, 13”. 2  Section 9 (table) Omit the table, substitute: Relevant 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 ACECQA Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority 4 ACPSEM Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine 5 ACS Australian Computer Society Incorporated 6 ADC Australian Dental Council Limited 7 AIMS Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists 8 AIQS The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors 9 AITSL Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited 10 AMSA Australian Maritime Safety Authority 11 ANMAC Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council Limited 12 ANZSNM Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine 13 AOAC Australasian Osteopathic Accreditation Council Limited 14 AOPA The Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association Limited 15 APC Australian Physiotherapy Council Limited 16 APharmC Australian Pharmacy Council Ltd 17 APS The Australian Psychological Society Limited 18 ASMIRT Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy 19 AVBC Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Incorporated 20 CAANZ Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand 21 CASA Civil Aviation Safety Authority 22 CWA Community Work Australia 23 CCEA Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Limited 24 CMBA Chinese Medical Board of Australia 25 CPAA CPA Australia Ltd 26 DAA Dietitians Association of Australia 27 EA The Institution of Engineers Australia 28 GCA Geospatial Council of Australia 29 IML Institute of Managers and Leaders Limited 30 IPA Institute of Public Accountants Ltd 31 MedBA Medical Board of Australia 32 NAATI National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters 33 OCANZ Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand Limited 34 OTC Occupational Therapy Council of Australia Ltd 35 PodBA Podiatry Board of Australia 36 SLAA State Legal Admission Authority 37 SPA The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited 38 TRA Trades Recognition Australia 39 VETASSESS Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services Schedule 3—Amendments Migration (LIN 19/260: Assessing Authorities for Subclass 494 Visas) Instrument 2019 1  Section 3 Repeal the section (not including the heading), substitute:   This instrument is made under the following provisions of the Migration Regulations 1994:  (a) subregulation 2.26B(1) of the Regulations;  (b) subclause 494.224(6) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations. 2  Section 5 Repeal the section (not including the heading), substitute:  (1) For the purposes of subregulation 2.26B(1) of the Regulations, a person or body mentioned in column 2 of an item of the Medium and Longterm Strategic Skills List or the Regional Occupation List is specified as the relevant assessing authority for:  (a) the occupation; and  (b) all countries; for the purposes of an application for a skills assessment made by a resident of one of those countries.  (2) For the purposes of subclause 494.224(6) of Schedule 2 of the Regulations, a person or body mentioned in column 2 of an item of the Medium and Long term Strategic Skills List or the Regional Occupation List is specified as the assessing authority for:  (a) the occupation; and  (b) all countries; for the purposes of an application for a skills assessment made by a resident of one of those countries. 3  Section 9 (table) Omit the table, substitute: 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 ACECQA Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority 4 ACPSEM Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine 5 ACS Australian Computer Society Incorporated 6 ADC Australian Dental Council Limited 7 AIMS Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists 8 AIQS The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors 9 AITSL Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited 10 AMSA Australian Maritime Safety Authority 11 ANMAC Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council Limited 12 ANZSNM Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine 13 AOAC Australasian Osteopathic Accreditation Council Limited 14 AOPA The Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association Limited 15 APC Australian Physiotherapy Council Limited 16 APharmC Australian Pharmacy Council Ltd 17 APS The Australian Psychological Society Limited 18 ASMIRT Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy 19 AVBC Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Incorporated 20 CAANZ Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand 21 CASA Civil Aviation Safety Authority 22 CWA Community Work Australia 23 CCEA Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Limited 24 CMBA Chinese Medicine Board of Australia 25 CPAA CPA Australia Ltd 26 DAA Dietitians Association of Australia 27 Engineers Australia The Institution of Engineers Australia 28 GCA Geospatial Council of Australia 29 IML Institute of Managers and Leaders Limited 30 IPA Institute of Public Accountants Ltd 31 MedBA Medical Board of Australia 32 NAATI National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd 33 PodBA Podiatry Board of Australia 34 OCANZ Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand Limited 35 OTC Occupational Therapy Council of Australia Ltd 36 SPA The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited 37 TRA Trades Recognition Australia 38 VETASSESS Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services