Australian Immigration Daily News

From a speech by the Hon Jason Wood MP:

The Australian Government, through the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) in the Department of Home Affairs, regulates the migration advice industry in Australia. As you would know, it is illegal to provide immigration assistance in Australia unless registered as a migration agent with OMARA.

Only Registered Migration Agents––and exempt persons under the Migration Act––can lawfully provide immigration assistance within Australia.

The Australian Government fs highest priority remains the wellbeing and safety of Australians.

These actions are based on advice that the volume of reported COVID ]19 cases in the Republic of Korea, and the scale of travel to Australia from the Republic of Korea, means that they present a high risk of further transmission of COVID ]19 in Australia.

Therefore, screening measures alone would not be sufficient for the Republic of Korea. For arrivals from Italy, we will implement enhanced health screening and temperature testing arrangements.

These measures are part of our ongoing strategy of containment and minimising risk to the Australian community as detailed in our pandemic preparedness plan.

Source: Press-Release-Update-on-Coronavirus-5-March-2020.pdf

The instrument repeals the Migration (IMMI 17/018: Working Holiday Visa – Specified Work and Regional Australia) Instrument 2017 (IMMI 17/018) (F2017L01032), also made under the same definitions in subitem 1225(5) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations in accordance with subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (the AIA). Subsection 33(3) of the AIA states that where an Act confers a power to make, grant or issue any instrument of a legislative or administrative character, the power shall be construed as including a power exercisable in the like manner and subject to the like conditions (if any) to repeal, rescind, revoke, amend, or vary any such instrument.

The instrument operates to specify areas of regional Australia and kinds of specified work for the definition of those terms in subitem 1225(5) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, for the purposes of Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) visa. Paragraphs 417.211(5)(a) and 417.211(6)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations require that applicants for a second or third Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa (Subclass 417 visa) within Class TZ to have carried out a period or periods of specified work in regional Australia.

Source: LIN20103.pdf and LIN20103-Explanatory-Statement.pdf

The instrument repeals the Migration (LIN 18/197: Areas of Australia and Kinds of Specified Work for Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visas) Instrument 2018 (LIN 18/197) (F2018L01539), made under regulation 1.15FA of the Regulations, in accordance with subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (the AIA). Subsection 33(3) of the AIA states that where an Act confers a power to make, grant or issue any instrument of a legislative or administrative character, the power shall be construed as including a power exercisable in the like manner and subject to the like conditions (if any) to repeal, rescind, revoke, amend, or vary any such instrument.

The instrument operates to specify areas of Australia and kinds of work for the purposes of the definition of specified Subclass 462 work in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations. Paragraphs 462.218(a) and 462.219(a) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations require that applicants for a second or third Subclass 462 (Work and Holiday) visa to have carried out a period or periods of specified Subclass 462 work.

Source: LIN20104.pdf and LIN20104-Explanatory-Statement.pdf

Updates regarding changes announced by the State Nomination Authorities 

SA Occupation list

Changes in the status of occupation availability