Amendment (subclass 462 visa) Regulations
The new regulations "introduce a requirement that to make a valid application for a Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa, applicants who hold a passport issued by a specified foreign country must have been..."
Kinds of critical technology
"The purpose of this Instrument is to specify the kinds of technology for the purposes of the definition of critical technology in regulation 1.03 of the Migration Regulations"
BVE: new work rights
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify a class of persons who may be granted permission to work while holding a BVE visa..."
Chemicals of security concern
"The purpose of the instrument is to specify chemicals of security concern under subclauses 8551(2) and 8560(2) of Schedule 8 to the Migration Regulations, for the purposes of visa conditions 8551 and 8560"
Institutions and disciplines for subclass 476
"The purpose of the Instrument is to specify institutions for the purposes of paragraph 476.212(b) and disciplines for the purposes of clause 476.212 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations. The Instrument operates to enable recent engineering graduates to live, work or study in Australia for up to 18 months, subject to satisfying the criteria for grant of a subclass 476 visa. Graduates must have completed a degree or higher qualification from a specified institution."
Changes to subclass 408 and visitor visas
"The instrument, made for the purposes of subparagraph 1237(2)(a)(i) and subparagraph 1236(2)(a)(iv) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations, specifies that certain applicants for...
“Deregulation” Bill (not just deregulation) introduced in the Senate
The "Deregulation" Bill passed the House of Reps on 12 Feb 2020 and was introduced and read a first time in the Senate on 13 Feb 2020. On 28 November 2019, the Senate referred the provisions of the Bill to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 March 2020. As a result, it is unlikely that the Senate will debate the Bill before 23 March 2020, which is the first sitting day following the report's deadline. We discuss in this article that the Deregulation Bill is not just about the deregulation of lawyers, but also includes other important changes.
Subclass 408: nil VAC for new class of persons
"The purpose of this instrument is to specify the ... as an AGEE under clause 408.229 of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations"
New instrument: LMT & Jobactive
The new instrument requires for nominated positions for visa subclasses 482 and 494 to be advertised on the Government’s Jobactive website as part of the Labour Market Testing (LMT) requirements
Class of persons for nil VAC for subclass 408
"The purpose of this instrument is to specify that the visa application charge is nil for applicants for a ..."

















