Legislation & Policy

2024:

Selected Legislation Changes July - December 2024

Skilled occupations the JSA Migration Model - 2024 Core Skills Occupation List for Consultations

Selected Legislation Changes January - June 2024

2023:

Selected Legislation Changes July - December 2023

Selected Legislation Changes January - June 2023

2022:

Selected Legislation Changes July - December 2022

Selected Legislation Changes January - June 2022

2021:

Selected Legislation Changes - July - December 2021

Selected Legislation Changes - April - June 2021

Selected legislation changes - January-March 2021

2020:

Selected Legislation Changes - November 2020

Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List - September 2020

Selected Legislation Changes - July 2020

Selected legislation changes - Feb/Mar 2020

2019:

Skilled occupation lists - 16 November 2019

Selected Legislation Changes - November 2019

Selected Legislation Changes - July 2019

Skilled occupation lists - 11 March 2019

Selected Legislation changes March 2019

2018:

November 2018 - Selected legislation changes

Mid-Year 2018 Selected legislation changes

Selected legislation changes - March 2018

18 March 2018 - Occupation Lists

17 January 2018 - Occupation Lists

2017:

November 2017 - Selected Changes

Selected Legislation Changes 1 July 2017 - occupation lists, GSM visas, 457/186/187 and more

Occupation Lists - 1 July 2017

Australian Citizenship Changes (20 April 2017)

Legislation changes- Employer Sponsored Visa 457/186/187  (18 April 2017)

2016:

Selected November 2016 Changes

Selected Legislation September 2016

Summary of selected changes coming in effect on 01 July 2016

Skilled Occupation List (SOL) and Consolidated Skilled Occupation List (CSOL) from 1 July 2016

Legislative instruments for student visas from July 2016 and other changes (May 2016)

Legislation changes (April 2016)

NZ citizens - An additional pathway to permanent residency for ‘non-protected’ Special Category Visa (SCV) holders (19 February 2016)

2015:

Legislation and other changes 21 November 2015 (21 November 2015)

Legislation and other changes 01 July 2015 (01 July 2015)

Legislation Changes 18 April 2015 (18 April 2015)

Government response to the Independent Review into integrity in the subclass 457 programme (18 March 2015)

Two Countries - One Visa (14 January 2015)

2014:

Senate Overturns Regulations-cheaper family visas are back (25 September 2014)

Alternative English Language Tests for Visa Applicants (23 May 2014)

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Recent News

  • Visa Application Charges from 01 July 2015

    27.5.2015

    There will an increase in visa application charges as of 1 July 2015. More info here




  • Work and Holiday visa arrangement for Slovakia

    27.5.2015

    27 May 2015: Australia and the Slovak Republic signed a Work and Holiday Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a reciprocal Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) arrangement between our two countries.

    This arrangement will allow up to 200 young adults from the Slovak Republic and up to 200 young adults from Australia to enjoy a holiday in each other's country, during which they can undertake short term work and study. More info here




  • LEGISLATION CHANGES 18 APRIL 2015

    20.4.2015

    18 April 2015: 457, 485 and 476 visas have new minimum English language requirements. There are many legislation changes as of 18 April 2015. More info here





  • 457 IS GOING TO CHANGE

    18.3.2015

    18 March 2015: Government response to the Independent Review into integrity in the subclass 457 programme - for more info see here




  • Work and Holiday visa arrangement for Vietnam

    18.3.2015

    18 March 2015: Australia and Vietnam signed a Work and Holiday Memorandum of Understanding, establishing a reciprocal Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) arrangement between our two countries. This arrangement will allow up to 200 young adults from Vietnam and up to 200 young adults from Australia to enjoy a holiday in each other's country, during which they can undertake short term work and study. More info here




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The Code of Conduct:

(a) protects clients of migration agents; and

(b) strengthens the integrity of the immigration advice industry and Australia’s immigration system.


Provision for a Code of Conduct for migration agents is set out in Section 314 of the Migration Act 1958.

https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2021L01856

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