Australian Immigration Daily News

Immigration South Australia have updated their SNOL (Skilled Nominated Occupations List) again, removing 'high demand' from the following occupations, with most now showing 'special conditions apply'.

233111 Chemical Engineer
233211 Civil Engineer
233911 Aeronautical Engineer
233913 Biomedical Engineer
233915 Environmental Engineer
233999 Engineering Professional nec

For more information on this please see the following link:
https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/snol_data

DIAC has updated it's homepage to include the 457 visa changes which occurred since 1 July 2013.  To have a quick look see this link: http://www.immi.gov.au

Nothing spectacular about this but it is now on DIAC homepage.

Jennifer Fong, Registered Migration Agent,  just notified me that she has been to post a query through the DIAC's Agents Gateway and after completing her details and inserting her MARN onto the screen she has been provided with a popup message which is linked below and attached in the pic.  The message forces her to agree before posting her question to the Agents Gateway. 

I am wondering if Migration Alliance should create one of these kinds of messages too where DIAC case officers must go through a 'I agree' before contacting an RMA.  Terms such as:

1/ I agree that I have read the legislation and know how to interpret it before asking the RMA to do something

I was recently at the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority in Sydney and whilst in the waiting room I came across the booklet called 'Detailed Consumer Information'.  The Office of the MARA have stuck a dodgy-looking white sticker which says 'Detailed Consumer Information' on the front cover.  This sticker sits over words which say 'Consumer Guide' which you can see through the white sticker. On the back cover the street address is crossed out in black pen.  

Has anyone else seen this physical booklet before? 

It is produced in 2010.  Seems strange to spend all that money on printing these booklets, only to have to ruin them by sticking a white label on the front of it and crossing out the street address on the back.   No new address is inserted on the back so all the public have to go by is a PO Box for the Office of the MARA.  I don't think reflects well on the profession to have the regulator doing quick-fixes like this (band-aid attempts).  I would prefer that they simply re-print fresh, new and properly worded booklets with the right information contained within the booklet.

I received this email from a member of Migration Alliance yesterday and thought it best to share the DIAC response:

Hi Liana,

Can you please send my enquiries to the 457 policy section: