The new legislative instrument specifies the forms and fees for the purposes of: an application for approval as a standard business sponsor or a temporary activities sponsor, or to vary a term of approval as a temporary activities sponsor; a nomination of an occupation in relation to a subclass 457, 482 (TSS) or 494 (new regional visa). It also specifies: the circumstances in which a sponsorship application or nomination can be made in a different way, the different way, and the approved form; and the process for nomination of a program of occupational training for a Subclass 407 (Training) visa.
The new legislative instrument will commence on 16 November 2019 and its explanatory statement includes the following passages: