Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS, A PERSON OR BODY, A COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES 2015

(Regulation 1.03, subregulations 1.15I(1) and 2.26B(1), paragraphs 2.72(10)(aa) and 2.72I(5)(ba), sub-subparagraph 5.19(4)(h)(i)(A), Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1137(4), Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1138(4) and Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1230(4), paragraph 1229(3)(k) and paragraph 186.234(2)(a))

I, MICHAELIA CASH, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, acting under regulation 1.03, subregulations 1.15I(1) and 2.26B(1), paragraphs 2.72(10)(aa) and 2.72I(5)(ba), sub-subparagraph 5.19(4)(h)(i)(A), Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1137(4), Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1138(4) and Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1230(4), paragraph 1229(3)(k) and paragraph 186.234(2)(a) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations):

1. SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 2.72(10)(aa) of the Regulations, the occupation and its corresponding 6-digit code listed in Columns A and B of Schedule 1 to this Instrument; and

2.                  SPECIFY, in relation to a person who is nominated by a State or Territory government agency, or the spouse or de facto partner of a person who is nominated by a State or Territory government agency, and who is issued an invitation, on or after 1 July 2015 to make an application for a:

a)             Subclass 190 Skilled – Nominated visa; or

b)             Subclass 489 Skilled – Regional (Provisional) visa;

and, if applicable, in relation to the spouse or de facto partner of that person:

1. the occupation listed in Column A of Schedule 1 to this Instrument is to be a skilled occupation that is applicable to the person, for the purposes of paragraph 1.15I(1)(a) of the Regulations; and
2. the person or body listed in Column D of Schedule 1 to this Instrument is the relevant assessing authority for the corresponding skilled occupation listed in Column A of Schedule 1 to this Instrument, for the purposes of paragraph 2.26B(1)(a) of the Regulations; and
3. the country or countries corresponding to the skilled occupation listed in Column A of Schedule 1 to this Instrument and relevant assessing authority listed in Column D of Schedule 1 to this Instrument as the country or countries for which the specified person or body is the relevant assessing authority for the purposes of an application for a skills assessment in that skilled occupation, made by a resident of one of those countries included in Column C of Schedule 1 to this Instrument, for the purposes of paragraph 2.26B(1)(b) of the Regulations; and
4. the skilled occupation in Column A of Schedule 1 to this Instrument that is applicable to the person, for the purposes of Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1138(4) and Item 4(a) of the table in subitem 1230(4) of Schedule 1 to the Regulations; and

3.                  SPECIFY for the purposes of sub-subparagraph 5.19(4)(h)(i)(A) of the Regulations, the occupation listed in Column A of Schedule 1 to this Instrument, in relation to an application for approval of a nomination made on or after 1 July 2015 for a Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa; and

4.                  SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 186.234(2)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, each person or body listed in Column D of Schedule 1 to this Instrument as the assessing authority for the corresponding occupation listed in Column A of Schedule 1 to this Instrument, in relation to a person who applies on or after 1 July 2015 for a Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa; and

5.                  SPECIFY for the purposes of paragraph 2.72I(5)(ba) of the Regulations, the occupation and their corresponding 6-digit code listed in Columns A and B of Schedule 1 to this Instrument, in relation to the nominated occupational training in an application made on or after 1 July 2015 for a Subclass 402 (Training and Research) visa; and

6.                  SPECIFY for the purposes of regulation 1.03 of the Regulations, that the meaning of ANZSCO is the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and current as at 1 July 2015.

7.                  All specifications in the attached Schedule 1 to this Instrument are to be interpreted according to the qualifications in the Notes attached to this Instrument.

This Instrument, IMMI 15/108, commences on 1 July 2015.

Dated: 6 July 2015

Michaelia Cash

 Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

SCHEDULE 1

Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List (CSOL)

(Specification of occupations, countries, and assessing authorities for the purposes of paragraph 2, specification of occupations and assessing authorities for the purposes of paragraphs 3 and 4 and specification of occupations and their corresponding 6-digit code for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 5 of this instrument)

NOTES

FOR SCHEDULE 1

1. ANZSCO means the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and current as at 1 July 2015.
2. The acronym used to refer to an Assessing Authority mean: