Australian Immigration Daily News

The instrument repeals Migration (LIN 20/103: Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) Visa – Regional Australia and Specified Work) Instrument 2020 (LIN 20/103) (F2020L00224) made under 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 places and kinds of work for the definitions of regional Australia and specified work in subitem 1225(5) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations, respectively, for the Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) visa (Class TZ visa). Paragraphs 417.211(5)(a) and 417.211(6)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations require an applicant for a second or third Subclass 417 (Working Holiday) visa (Subclass 417 visa) within the Class TZ visa, to have carried out a period or periods of specified work in regional Australia.

Source: LIN20182.pdf and LIN20182-explanatory-statement.pdf