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

  • Streamline Student Visa Processing Extended

    19.11.2014

    14 November 2014: Subclass 572 (Advanced diploma level) will be eligible for streamline visa processing arrangements from 23 November 2014 - more info here.




  • Ebola Virus Disease

    11.11.2014

    7 November 2014: DIBP has put in place new visa and border arrangements for all travellers from EVD-affected countries in Africa. These arrangements include:

    • a temporary suspension of processing of visa applications for permanent visas and some provisional visas from EVD affected countries
    • in some circumstances, cancelling visas that have been granted to persons currently outside of Australia when those persons have been in an EVD affected country in the last 21 days
    • refusing some visa applications for temporary visas unless applicants are assessed as posing no risk of EVD.

    More info here.




  • More nationalities now eligible for SmartGate use

    2.11.2014

    31 October 2014: Minister Morrison confirmed SmartGate was now available on a trial basis to Canadian and Irish ePassport holders at all major Australian international airports. SmartGate technology is currently available as a permanent arrangement to e-Passport holders from Australia, New Zealand, UK, US and Singapore while a trial for Swiss e-Passport holders is still underway. More info here




  • 462 Work and Holiday Visa for Israel

    23.10.2014

    On 22 October 2014, Australia and Israel announced that a new Work and Holiday Memorandum of Understanding was signed, establishing a reciprocal Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462) arrangement between our two countries- more details here.




  • Reforming skilled migration to improve Australia's competitiveness

    14.10.2014

    14 October 2014: The Government will reform the 457 visa programme for skilled migrants, while maintaining strong safeguards against abuse. More info here




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(a) protects clients of migration agents; and

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

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