
LIN 22/047
I, Alex Hawke, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make this instrument under paragraph 186.221(b) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).
Dated 31 March 2022
The Hon Alex Hawke MP
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
1 Name
This instrument is the Migration (Age exemption for subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/047) 2022.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 July 2022.
3 Amendment
Schedule 1 amends Migration (LIN 19/216: Exemptions from Skill, Age and English Language Requirements for Subclass 186, 187 and 494 Visas) Instrument 2019 (F2020C01075).
Schedule 1 Amendment
(section 3)
[1] Section 5, after definition of ‘high income threshold’
insert
legacy 457 worker, for a subclass 186 visa application, means a person who:
(a) held a subclass 457 visa on or after 18 April 2017; and
(b) was in Australia for at least 12 months between 1 February 2020 and 14 December 2021.
[2] After paragraph 6(1)(a)
insert
(aa) legacy 457 workers;