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Migration (IMMI 18/004: Specification of Occupations—Subclass 457 Visa) Instrument 2018

Status
Repealed
Made / registered
2018-01-16
Register ID
F2018L00044

Migration (IMMI 18/004: Specification of Occupations—Subclass 457 Visa) Instrument 2018

I, Peter Dutton, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, make the following instrument.

Dated 15 January 2018

Peter Dutton

The Hon Peter Dutton MP

Minister for Home Affairs

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name ………………………………………………………………………………...

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Schedules

Part 2—Specification of occupations

6  Specification of occupations

7  Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List

8  Short‑term Skilled Occupation List

9  Certain occupations not applicable to persons who are to work in certain positions

Part 3—Application

10  Application of this instrument

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—Repeal

Migration (IMMI 17/060: Specification of Occupations–Subclass 457 Visa) Instrument 2017

Part 2—Application of Repeal

1  Application of repeal.........................................20


Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name

 (1) This instrument is the Migration (IMMI 18/004: Specification of Occupations—Subclass 457 Visa) Instrument 2018.

 (2) This instrument may also be cited as IMMI 18/004.

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

17 January 2018.

17 January 2018.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 paragraph 2.72(10)(aa) of 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:

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 means the table in section 7 of this instrument.

nec is short for not elsewhere classified.

Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.

Short‑term Skilled Occupation List means the table in section 8 of this instrument.

university lecturer includes a research associate or 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

6  Specification of occupations

  For the purposes of paragraph 2.72(10)(aa) of the Regulations:

 (a) an occupation and its corresponding 6‑digit code mentioned in the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List or the Short‑term Skilled Occupation List is specified; and

 (b) the occupation is applicable to any person, subject to section 9 of this instrument.

7  Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List

  The following table is 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

Inapplicability conditions (see section 9)

1

chief executive or managing director

111111

5

2

corporate general manager

111211

5

3

horse breeder

121316

9, 10

4

construction project manager

133111

5

engineering manager

133211

6

child care centre manager

134111

7

nursing clinical director

134212

8

primary health organisation manager

134213

9

welfare centre manager

134214

10

faculty head

134411

11

chief information officer

135111

12

environmental manager

139912

13

musician (instrumental)

211213

14

accountant (general)

221111

6, 19, 21

15

management accountant

221112

6, 19, 21

16

taxation accountant

221113

6, 19, 21

17

external auditor

221213

18

internal auditor

221214

19

actuary

224111

20

statistician

224113

21

economist

224311

22

land economist

224511

23

valuer

224512

24

management consultant

224711

19, 21, 23

25

architect

232111

26

landscape architect

232112

27

surveyor

232212

28

cartographer

232213

29

other spatial scientist

232214

30

chemical engineer

233111

31

materials engineer

233112

32

civil engineer

233211

33

geotechnical engineer

233212

34

quantity surveyor

233213

35

structural engineer

233214

36

transport engineer

233215

37

electrical engineer

233311

38

electronics engineer

233411

39

industrial engineer

233511

40

mechanical engineer

233512

41

production or plant engineer

233513

42

mining engineer (excluding petroleum)

233611

43

petroleum engineer

233612

44

aeronautical engineer

233911

45

agricultural engineer

233912

46

biomedical engineer

233913

47

engineering technologist

233914

48

environmental engineer

233915

49

naval architect

233916

50

engineering professionals (nec)

233999

51

agricultural consultant

234111

52

agricultural scientist

234112

53

forester

234113

54

chemist

234211

55

food technologist

234212

56

environmental consultant

234312

57

environmental research scientist

234313

58

environmental scientists (nec)

234399

59

geophysicist

234412

60

hydrogeologist

234413

61

life scientist (general)

234511

62

biochemist

234513

63

biotechnologist

234514

64

botanist

234515

65

marine biologist

234516

66

microbiologist

234517

67

zoologist

234518

68

life scientists (nec)

234599

69

medical laboratory scientist

234611

70

veterinarian

234711

71

conservator

234911

72

metallurgist

234912

73

meteorologist

234913

74

physicist

234914

75

natural and physical science professionals (nec)

234999

76

early childhood (pre‑primary school) teacher

241111

77

secondary school teacher

241411

78

special needs teacher

241511

79

teacher of the hearing impaired

241512

80

teacher of the sight impaired

241513

81

special education teachers (nec)

241599

82

university lecturer

242111

1

83

medical diagnostic radiographer

251211

84

medical radiation therapist

251212

85

nuclear medicine technologist

251213

86

sonographer

251214

87

optometrist

251411

88

orthotist or prosthetist

251912

89

chiropractor

252111

90

osteopath

252112

91

occupational therapist

252411

92

physiotherapist

252511

93

podiatrist

252611

94

audiologist

252711

95

speech pathologist

252712

96

general practitioner

253111

97

specialist physician (general medicine)

253311

98

cardiologist

253312

99

clinical haematologist

253313

100

medical oncologist

253314

101

endocrinologist

253315

102

gastroenterologist

253316

103

intensive care specialist

253317

104

neurologist

253318

105

paediatrician

253321

106

renal medicine specialist

253322

107

rheumatologist

253323

108

thoracic medicine specialist

253324

109

specialist physicians (nec)

253399

110

psychiatrist

253411

111

surgeon (general)

253511

112

cardiothoracic surgeon

253512

113

neurosurgeon

253513

114

orthopaedic surgeon

253514

115

otorhinolaryngologist

253515

116

paediatric surgeon

253516

117

plastic and reconstructive surgeon

253517

118

urologist

253518

119

vascular surgeon

253521

120

dermatologist

253911

121

emergency medicine specialist

253912

122

obstetrician and gynaecologist

253913

123

ophthalmologist

253914

124

pathologist

253915

125

diagnostic and interventional radiologist

253917

126

radiation oncologist

253918

127

medical practitioners (nec)

253999

128

midwife

254111

129

nurse practitioner

254411

130

registered nurse (aged care)

254412

131

registered nurse (child and family health)

254413

132

registered nurse (community health)

254414

133

registered nurse (critical care and emergency)

254415

134

registered nurse (developmental disability)

254416

135

registered nurse (disability and rehabilitation)

254417

136

registered nurse (medical)

254418

137

registered nurse (medical practice)

254421

138

registered nurse (mental health)

254422

139

registered nurse (perioperative)

254423

140

registered nurse (surgical)

254424

141

registered nurse (paediatrics)

254425

142

registered nurses (nec)

254499

143

ICT business analyst

261111

144

systems analyst

261112

145

multimedia specialist

261211

146

analyst programmer

261311

147

developer programmer

261312

148

software engineer

261313

149

software and applications programmers (nec)

261399

150

ICT security specialist

262112

151

computer network and systems engineer

263111

152

telecommunications engineer

263311

153

telecommunications network engineer

263312

154

barrister

271111

155

solicitor

271311

156

clinical psychologist

272311

157

educational psychologist

272312

158

organisational psychologist

272313

159

psychologists (nec)

272399

160

social worker

272511

161

civil engineering draftsperson

312211

162

civil engineering technician

312212

163

electrical engineering draftsperson

312311

164

electrical engineering technician

312312

165

radio communications technician

313211

166

telecommunications field engineer

313212

167

telecommunications technical officer or technologist

313214

168

automotive electrician

321111

169

motor mechanic (general)

321211

170

diesel motor mechanic

321212

171

motorcycle mechanic

321213

172

small engine mechanic

321214

173

sheetmetal trades worker

322211

174

metal fabricator

322311

175

welder (first class)

322313

176

fitter (general)

323211

177

fitter and turner

323212

178

fitter‑welder

323213

179

metal machinist (first class)

323214

180

locksmith

323313

181

panelbeater

324111

182

bricklayer

331111

183

stonemason

331112

184

carpenter and joiner

331211

185

carpenter

331212

186

joiner

331213

187

painting trades worker

332211

188

glazier

333111

189

fibrous plasterer

333211

190

solid plasterer

333212

191

wall and floor tiler

333411

192

plumber (general)

334111

193

airconditioning and mechanical services plumber

334112

194

drainer

334113

195

gasfitter

334114

196

roof plumber

334115

197

electrician (general)

341111

198

electrician (special class)

341112

199

lift mechanic

341113

200

airconditioning and refrigeration mechanic

342111

201

technical cable jointer

342212

202

electronic equipment trades worker

342313

203

electronic instrument trades worker (general)

342314

204

electronic instrument trades worker (special class)

342315

205

chef

351311

7, 8

206

horse trainer

361112

207

cabinetmaker

394111

208

boat builder and repairer

399111

209

shipwright

399112

8  Short‑term Skilled Occupation List

  The following table is the Short‑term Skilled Occupation List.

Short‑term Skilled Occupation List

Item

Column 1

Occupation

Column 2

ANZSCO code

Column 3

Inapplicability conditions (see section 9)

1

aquaculture farmer

121111

9, 10

2

cotton grower

121211

9, 10

3

flower grower

121212

9, 10

4

fruit or nut grower

121213

9, 10

5

grain, oilseed or pasture grower (Aus) / field crop grower (NZ)

121214

9, 10

6

grape grower

121215

9, 10

7

mixed crop farmer

121216

9, 10

8

sugar cane grower

121217

9, 10

9

vegetable grower (Aus) / market gardener (NZ)

121221

9, 10

10

crop farmers (nec)

121299

9, 10

11

apiarist

121311

9, 10

12

beef cattle farmer

121312

9, 10

13

dairy cattle farmer

121313

9, 10

14

mixed livestock farmer

121317

9, 10

15

pig farmer

121318

9, 10

16

poultry farmer

121321

9, 10

17

sheep farmer

121322

9, 10

18

livestock farmers (nec)

121399

9, 10

19

mixed crop and livestock farmer

121411

9, 10

20

sales and marketing manager

131112

3, 11, 20

21

advertising manager

131113

22

corporate services manager

132111

4, 20, 22

23

finance manager

132211

1

24

human resource manager

132311

25

research and development manager

132511

26

manufacturer

133411

27

production manager (forestry)

133511

10

28

production manager (manufacturing)

133512

29

production manager (mining)

133513

30

supply and distribution manager

133611

3, 11, 20

31

health and welfare services managers (nec)

134299

32

school principal

134311

33

education managers (nec)

134499

34

ICT project manager

135112

1

35

ICT managers (nec)

135199

36

arts administrator or manager

139911

37

laboratory manager

139913

38

quality assurance manager

139914

39

specialist managers (nec) except:

(a) ambassador; or

(b) archbishop; or

(c) bishop

139999

40

cafe or restaurant manager

141111

8

41

hotel or motel manager

141311

9

42

accommodation and hospitality managers (nec)

141999

10

43

post office manager

142115

10

44

fitness centre manager

149112

10

45

sports centre manager

149113

10

46

customer service manager

149212

2, 11, 19

47

conference and event organiser

149311

2, 19

48

transport company manager

149413

9, 19, 21

49

facilities manager

149913

14

50

dancer or choreographer

211112

51

music director

211212

52

music professionals (nec)

211299

53

photographer

211311

54

visual arts and crafts professionals (nec)

211499

55

artistic director

212111

56

book or script editor

212212

57

director (film, television, radio or stage)

212312

58

film and video editor

212314

59

program director (television or radio)

212315

60

stage manager

212316

61

technical director

212317

62

video producer

212318

63

copywriter

212411

64

newspaper or periodical editor

212412

65

print journalist

212413

66

technical writer

212415

67

television journalist

212416

68

journalists and other writers (nec)

212499

69

company secretary

221211

70

commodities trader

222111

71

finance broker

222112

72

insurance broker

222113

73

financial brokers (nec)

222199

74

financial market dealer

222211

75

stockbroking dealer

222213

76

financial dealers (nec)

222299

77

financial investment adviser

222311

78

financial investment manager

222312

79

recruitment consultant

223112

19, 21, 23

80

ICT trainer

223211

81

mathematician

224112

82

gallery or museum curator

224212

83

health information manager

224213

84

records manager

224214

85

librarian

224611

86

organisation and methods analyst

224712

87

patents examiner

224914

88

information and organisation professionals (nec)

224999

1

89

advertising specialist

225111

1

90

marketing specialist

225113

2, 11, 19

91

ICT account manager

225211

92

ICT business development manager

225212

93

ICT sales representative

225213

94

public relations professional

225311

95

technical sales representatives (nec) including education sales representatives

225499

2, 15

96

aeroplane pilot

231111

10

97

flying instructor

231113

10

98

helicopter pilot

231114

10

99

fashion designer

232311

100

industrial designer

232312

101

jewellery designer

232313

102

graphic designer

232411

1

103

illustrator

232412

104

web designer

232414

105

interior designer

232511

106

urban and regional planner

232611

107

wine maker

234213

10

108

geologist

234411

109

primary school teacher

241213

110

middle school teacher (Aus) / intermediate school teacher (NZ)

241311

111

education adviser

249111

112

art teacher (private tuition)

249211

113

dance teacher (private tuition)

249212

114

music teacher (private tuition)

249214

115

private tutors and teachers (nec)

249299

116

teacher of English to speakers of other languages

249311

117

dietitian

251111

118

nutritionist

251112

119

occupational health and safety adviser

251312

120

orthoptist

251412

121

hospital pharmacist

251511

122

industrial pharmacist

251512

123

retail pharmacist

251513

124

health promotion officer

251911

125

health diagnostic and promotion professionals (nec)

251999

126

acupuncturist

252211

127

naturopath

252213

128

traditional Chinese medicine practitioner

252214

129

complementary health therapists (nec)

252299

130

dental specialist

252311

131

dentist

252312

132

resident medical officer

253112

133

anaesthetist

253211

134

nurse educator

254211

135

nurse researcher

254212

136

nurse manager

254311

137

web developer

261212

1

138

software tester

261314

1

139

database administrator

262111

140

systems administrator

262113

141

network administrator

263112

142

network analyst

263113

143

ICT quality assurance engineer

263211

144

ICT support engineer

263212

1

145

ICT systems test engineer

263213

1

146

ICT support and test engineers (nec)

263299

147

judicial and other legal professionals (nec)

271299

148

careers counsellor

272111

149

drug and alcohol counsellor

272112

150

family and marriage counsellor

272113

151

rehabilitation counsellor

272114

152

student counsellor

272115

153

counsellors (nec)

272199

154

psychotherapist

272314

155

interpreter

272412

156

social professionals (nec)

272499

157

recreation officer

272612

158

welfare worker

272613

159

agricultural technician

311111

10

160

anaesthetic technician

311211

161

cardiac technician

311212

162

medical laboratory technician

311213

163

pharmacy technician

311215

164

medical technicians (nec)

311299

165

meat inspector

311312

166

primary products inspectors (nec)

311399

10

167

chemistry technician

311411

168

earth science technician

311412

169

life science technician

311413

170

science technicians (nec)

311499

171

architectural draftsperson

312111

172

building inspector

312113

173

architectural, building and surveying technicians (nec)

312199

174

mechanical engineering technician

312512

16

175

metallurgical or materials technician

312912

176

mine deputy

312913

177

hardware technician

313111

178

ICT customer support officer

313112

179

web administrator

313113

180

ICT support technicians (nec)

313199

181

farrier

322113

182

aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics)

323111

183

aircraft maintenance engineer (mechanical)

323112

184

aircraft maintenance engineer (structures)

323113

185

textile, clothing and footwear mechanic

323215

186

metal fitters and machinists (nec)

323299

187

precision instrument maker and repairer

323314

188

watch and clock maker and repairer

323316

189

toolmaker

323412

190

vehicle body builder

324211

191

vehicle trimmer

324212

192

roof tiler

333311

193

business machine mechanic

342311

194

cabler (data and telecommunications)

342411

195

telecommunications linesworker

342413

196

baker

351111

17

197

pastrycook

351112

17

198

butcher or smallgoods maker

351211

199

cook

351411

7, 8

200

dog handler or trainer

361111

201

animal attendants and trainers (nec)

361199

18

202

veterinary nurse

361311

203

florist

362111

204

gardener (general)

362211

205

arborist

362212

206

landscape gardener

362213

207

greenkeeper

362311

208

hairdresser

391111

1

209

print finisher

392111

210

printing machinist

392311

211

dressmaker or tailor

393213

212

upholsterer

393311

213

furniture finisher

394211

214

wood machinist

394213

215

wood machinists and other wood trades workers (nec)

394299

216

chemical plant operator

399211

217

power generation plant operator

399213

218

library technician

399312

219

jeweller

399411

220

camera operator (film, television or video)

399512

221

make up artist

399514

222

sound technician

399516

223

performing arts technicians (nec)

399599

224

signwriter

399611

225

ambulance officer

411111

226

intensive care ambulance paramedic

411112

227

dental technician

411213

228

diversional therapist

411311

229

enrolled nurse

411411

230

massage therapist

411611

12

231

community worker

411711

232

disabilities services officer

411712

233

family support worker

411713

234

residential care officer

411715

235

youth worker

411716

236

diving instructor (open water)

452311

237

gymnastics coach or instructor

452312

238

horse riding coach or instructor

452313

239

snowsport instructor

452314

240

swimming coach or instructor

452315

241

tennis coach

452316

242

other sports coach or instructor

452317

243

sports development officer

452321

244

footballer

452411

245

sportspersons (nec)

452499

246

contract administrator

511111

1

247

program or project administrator

511112

248

insurance loss adjuster

599612

249

insurance agent

611211

250

property manager

612112

2, 10, 19, 21

251

real estate representative

612115

2, 10, 19, 21

252

retail buyer

639211

11

9  Certain occupations not applicable to persons who are to work in certain positions

  For the purposes of paragraph 2.72(10)(aa) of the Regulations, an occupation is not applicable to a person if:

 (a) the occupation is mentioned in column 1 of an item of the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List or the Short‑term Skilled Occupation List; and

 (b) column 3 (inapplicability conditions) of that item mentions one or more numbers; and

 (c) the item of the following table with that number, or an item of the following table with one of those numbers, applies to the position in which the person is to work.

Positions for which occupation is inapplicable

Item

Position

1

The position does not require a minimum of 2 years’ relevant work experience.

2

The position has a nominated base salary of less than AUD65,000.

3

(a) the position has a nominated base salary of less than AUD65,000; and

(b) if the 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 a nominated base salary of less than AUD80,000; and

(b) if the 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 a nominated base salary of less than AUD180,001; and

(b) if the 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(7) 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.

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 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 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 a nominated base salary of less than AUD90,000.

Part 3—Application  

10  Application of this instrument

  This instrument applies in relation to a nomination of an occupation made on or after 17 January 2018.


Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—Repeal

Migration (IMMI 17/060: Specification of Occupations–Subclass 457 Visa) Instrument 2017

1  The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.


Part 2—Application of Repeal

1  Application of repeal

 Despite the repeal of the Migration (IMMI 17/060: Specification of Occupations-Subclass 457 Visa) Instrument 2017 by Part 1 of this Schedule, that instrument, as in force immediately before the commencement of that Part, continues to apply in relation to a nomination of an occupation if the nomination is made before 17 January 2018.

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