Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

LIN 25/048

 

Migration Legislation Amendment (Specified Work and Areas for Subclass 417 and 462 Visas) Instrument 2025

I, Brendan Tegg, delegate of the Minister, make the following instrument.

Dated   3 April 2025

Brendan Tegg

Senior Executive Band 1
Migration and Temporary Visas Division
Department of Home Affairs

 

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments of LIN 22/012

Migration (Specified work and areas for subclass 417 visas) Instrument (LIN 22/012) 2022

Schedule 2—Amendments of LIN 22/013

Migration (Specified work and areas for subclass 462 visas) Instrument (LIN 22/013) 2022

 

 

  This instrument is the Migration Legislation Amendment (Specified Work and Areas for Subclass 417 and 462 Visas) Instrument 2025.

  This instrument commences on 5 April 2025.

  This instrument is made under regulations 1.15FAA and 1.15FA of the Migration Regulations 1994.

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

1  After section 9

Insert:

  The amendments made by the Migration Legislation Amendment (Specified Work and Areas for Subclass 417 and 462 Visas) Instrument 2025 apply in relation to an application for a Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) visa:

 (a) made, but not finally determined, before the commencement of that instrument; or

 (b) made on or after the commencement of that instrument.

2  Schedule 1 (table item 1)

Repeal the item, substitute:

 

1

Bushfire affected areas

Australian Capital Territory

All areas.

New South Wales

Armidale, Ballina, Bathurst, Bega Valley, Bellingen, Blayney, Blue Mountains, Bogan, Brewarrina, Byron, Cabonne, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Cobar, Coffs Harbour, Coonamble, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Cowra, Dubbo, Dungog, Maitland, Edward River, Eurobodalla, Glen Innes Severn, Goulburn Mulwaree, Gwydir, Greater Hume, Hawkesbury, Hilltops, Inverell, Kempsey, Ku-ring-gai, Kyogle, Lake Macquarie, Lismore, Lithgow, Liverpool Plains, Mid Coast, Mid-Western, Moree Plains, Muswellbrook, Nambucca, Nambucca Valley, Narrabri, Oberon, Penrith, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Richmond Valley, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Sutherland, Tamworth, Tenterfield, Tweed, Upper Hunter, Upper Hunter, Upper Lachlan, Uralla, Walcha, Walgett, Wagga Wagga, Warren, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly, Wollongong, and Yass Valley.

Northern Territory

Alice Springs, Barkly, Central Desert, East Arnhem, MacDonnell, Roper Gulf, Victoria Daly and West Daly.

Queensland

Balonne, Bundaberg, Bulloo, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary Coast, Central Highlands, Cook, Douglas, Etheridge, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Hope Vale, Ipswich, Kowanyama, Livingstone, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Maranoa, Mareeba, Noosa, North Burnett, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Tablelands, Toowoomba, Townsville, Quilpie, Western Downs, Wujal Wujal and Yarrabah.

South Australia

Adelaide Hills, Coorong, Kangaroo Island, Kingston, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mid Murray, Mount Barker, Murray Bridge, Playford, Southern Mallee and Yorke Peninsula.

Tasmania

Break O’Day, Central Highlands, Latrobe, and Southern Midlands.

Victoria

Alpine, Ararat, Ballarat, Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Benalla, Buloke, Cardinia, Casey, Central Goldfields, Colac Otway, East Gippsland, Falls Creek, Frankston, Glen Eira, Glenelg, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Greater Dandenong, Greater Geelong, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Hindmarsh, Horsham, Indigo, Kingston, Knox, Latrobe, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Maroondah, Melton, Mitchell, Monash, Moorabool, Mornington Peninsula, Mount Alexander, Mount Buller, Mount Hotham, Mount Stirling, Moyne, Murrindindi, Northern Grampians, Pyrenees, South Gippsland, Southern Grampians, Strathbogie, Towong, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Wellington, West Wimmera, Whitehorse, Wodonga, and Yarra Ranges.

Western Australia

Beverley, Brookton, Broome, Cue, East Pilbara, Greater Geraldton, Meekatharra, Murchison, Port Hedland, Swan, Upper Gascoyne, Wanneroo and Wiluna.

 

 

 

 

 

3  Schedule 1 (table item 5)

Repeal the item, substitute:

 

5

Area affected by flood, cyclone or other severe weather

New South Wales

Albury, Armidale, Ballina, Balranald, Bathurst, Bayside, Bega Valley, Bellingen, Berrigan, Blacktown, Bland, Blayney, Blue Mountains, Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Broken Hill, Byron, Cabonne, Camden, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Carrathool, Central Coast, Central Darling, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Cobar, Coffs Harbour, Coolamon, Coonamble, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Cowra, Cumberland, Dubbo, Dungog, Edward River, Eurobodalla, Fairfield, Federation, Forbes, Georges River, Gilgandra, Glen Innes Severn, Goulburn Mulwaree, Greater Hume, Griffith, Gunnedah, Gwydir, Hawkesbury, Hay, Hilltops, Hornsby, Inner West, Inverell, Junee, Kempsey, Kiama, Ku-Ring-Gai, Kyogle, Lachlan, Lake Macquarie, Leeton, Lismore, Lithgow, Liverpool, Liverpool Plains, Lockhart, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Mid-Western, Mid-Western Regional, Moree Plains, Murray River, Murrumbidgee, Muswellbrook, Nambucca, Nambucca Valley, Narrabri, Narrandera, Narromine, Newcastle, Northern Beaches, Oberon, Orange, Parkes, Parramatta, Penrith, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Queanbeyan Palerang, Randwick, Richmond Valley, Ryde, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Strathfield, Sutherland, Tamworth Regional, Temora, Tenterfield, The Hills, Tweed, Unincorporated area (postcode 2011, 2898), Upper Hunter, Upper Lachlan, Uralla, Wagga Wagga, Walcha, Walgett, Warren, Warrumbungle, Waverley, Weddin, Wentworth, Willoughby, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly, Wollongong and Yass Valley.

Northern Territory

Alice Springs, Barkly, Central Desert, East Arnhem, Katherine, MacDonnell, Roper Gulf, Victoria Daly, West Arnhem and West Daly.

Queensland

Aurukun, Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall-Tambo, Boulia, Brisbane, Bulloo, Bundaberg, Burdekin, Burke, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary Coast, Charters Towers, Central Highlands, Cloncurry, Cook, Croydon, Cherbourg, Diamantina, Doomadgee, Douglas, Etheridge, Flinders, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gilgandra, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Hope Vale, Ipswich, Kowanyama, Livingstone, Lockhart River, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Longreach, Maranoa, Mareeba, McKinlay, Moreton Bay, Northern Peninsula, Mount Isa, Murweh, Noosa, North Burnett, Palm Island, Paroo, Quilpie, Redland, Richmond, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Tablelands, Tenterfield, Toowoomba, Torres, Torres Strait, Townsville, Western Downs, Whitsunday, Winton, Wujal Wujal and Yarrabah.

South Australia

Alexandrina, Berri Barmera, Coorong, Karoonda East Murray, Loxton Waikerie, Mid Murray, Murray Bridge and Renmark Paringa.

Tasmania

All areas.

 

Victoria

Alpine, Ararat, Ballarat, Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Benalla, Berrigan, Boroondara, Buloke, Campaspe, Cardinia, Casey, Central Goldfields, Colac Otway, Corangamite, East Gippsland, Frankston, Gannawarra, Glen Eira, Glenelg, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Greater Dandenong, Greater Geelong, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Horsham, Indigo, Kingston, Knox, Latrobe, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Maribyrnong, Maroondah, Melbourne, Melton, Mildura, Mitchell, Moira, Monash, Moonee Valley, Moorabool, Mornington Peninsula, Mount Alexander, Murrindindi, Nillumbik, Northern Grampians, Pyrenees, Snowy Valleys, South Gippsland, Southern Grampians, Strathbogie, Swan Hill, Towong, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Wellington, Whitehorse, Wodonga, Yarra and Yarra Ranges.

Western Australia

Ashburton, Augusta-Margaret River, Beverley, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broome, Bruce Rock, Bunbury, Busselton, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Corrigin, Cue, Dardanup, Derby West Kimberley, Dundas, East Kimberley, East Pilbara, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Karratha, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Morawa, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Port Hedland, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Swan, Upper Gascoyne, Wanneroo, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley and Yalgoo.

 

 

 

 

 

1  After section 10

  The amendments made by the Migration Legislation Amendment (Specified Work and Areas for Subclass 417 and 462 Visas) Instrument 2025 apply in relation to an application for a Work and Holiday (Temporary) (Class US) visa:

 (a) made, but not finally determined, before the commencement of that instrument; or

 (b) made on or after the commencement of that instrument.

2  Schedule 1 (table item 1)

Repeal the item, substitute:

 

1

Bushfire affected areas

Australian Capital Territory

All areas.

New South Wales

Armidale, Ballina, Bathurst, Bega Valley, Bellingen, Blayney, Blue Mountains, Bogan, Brewarrina, Byron, Cabonne, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Cobar, Coffs Harbour, Coonamble, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Cowra, Dubbo, Dungog, Maitland, Edward River, Eurobodalla, Glen Innes Severn, Goulburn Mulwaree, Gwydir, Greater Hume, Hawkesbury, Hilltops, Inverell, Kempsey, Ku-ring-gai, Kyogle, Lake Macquarie, Lismore, Lithgow, Liverpool Plains, Mid Coast, Mid-Western, Moree Plains, Muswellbrook, Nambucca, Nambucca Valley, Narrabri, Oberon, Penrith, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Richmond Valley, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Sutherland, Tamworth, Tenterfield, Tweed, Upper Hunter, Upper Hunter, Upper Lachlan, Uralla, Walcha, Walgett, Wagga Wagga, Warren, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly, Wollongong, and Yass Valley.

Northern Territory

Alice Springs, Barkly, Central Desert, East Arnhem, MacDonnell, Roper Gulf, Victoria Daly and West Daly.

Queensland

Balonne, Bundaberg, Bulloo, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary Coast, Central Highlands, Cook, Douglas, Etheridge, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Hope Vale, Ipswich, Kowanyama, Livingstone, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Maranoa, Mareeba, Noosa, North Burnett, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Tablelands, Toowoomba, Townsville, Quilpie, Western Downs, Wujal Wujal and Yarrabah.

South Australia

Adelaide Hills, Coorong, Kangaroo Island, Kingston, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mid Murray, Mount Barker, Murray Bridge, Playford, Southern Mallee and Yorke Peninsula.

Tasmania

Break O’Day, Central Highlands, Latrobe, and Southern Midlands.

Victoria

Alpine, Ararat, Ballarat, Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Benalla, Buloke, Cardinia, Casey, Central Goldfields, Colac Otway, East Gippsland, Falls Creek, Frankston, Glen Eira, Glenelg, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Greater Dandenong, Greater Geelong, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Hindmarsh, Horsham, Indigo, Kingston, Knox, Latrobe, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Maroondah, Melton, Mitchell, Monash, Moorabool, Mornington Peninsula, Mount Alexander, Mount Buller, Mount Hotham, Mount Stirling, Moyne, Murrindindi, Northern Grampians, Pyrenees, South Gippsland, Southern Grampians, Strathbogie, Towong, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Wellington, West Wimmera, Whitehorse, Wodonga, and Yarra Ranges.

Western Australia

Beverley, Brookton, Broome, Cue, East Pilbara, Greater Geraldton, Meekatharra, Murchison, Port Hedland, Swan, Upper Gascoyne, Wanneroo and Wiluna.

 

 

 

 

 

3  Schedule 1 (table item 5)

Repeal the item, substitute:

 

5

Area affected by flood, cyclone or other severe weather

New South Wales

Albury, Armidale, Ballina, Balranald, Bathurst, Bayside, Bega Valley, Bellingen, Berrigan, Blacktown, Bland, Blayney, Blue Mountains, Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Broken Hill, Byron, Cabonne, Camden, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Carrathool, Central Coast, Central Darling, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Cobar, Coffs Harbour, Coolamon, Coonamble, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Cowra, Cumberland, Dubbo, Dungog, Edward River, Eurobodalla, Fairfield, Federation, Forbes, Georges River, Gilgandra, Glen Innes Severn, Goulburn Mulwaree, Greater Hume, Griffith, Gunnedah, Gwydir, Hawkesbury, Hay, Hilltops, Hornsby, Inner West, Inverell, Junee, Kempsey, Kiama, Ku-Ring-Gai, Kyogle, Lachlan, Lake Macquarie, Leeton, Lismore, Lithgow, Liverpool, Liverpool Plains, Lockhart, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Mid-Western, Mid-Western Regional, Moree Plains, Murray River, Murrumbidgee, Muswellbrook, Nambucca, Nambucca Valley, Narrabri, Narrandera, Narromine, Newcastle, Northern Beaches, Oberon, Orange, Parkes, Parramatta, Penrith, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Queanbeyan Palerang, Randwick, Richmond Valley, Ryde, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Strathfield, Sutherland, Tamworth Regional, Temora, Tenterfield, The Hills, Tweed, Unincorporated area (postcode 2011, 2898), Upper Hunter, Upper Lachlan, Uralla, Wagga Wagga, Walcha, Walgett, Warren, Warrumbungle, Waverley, Weddin, Wentworth, Willoughby, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly, Wollongong and Yass Valley.

Northern Territory

Alice Springs, Barkly, Central Desert, East Arnhem, Katherine, MacDonnell, Roper Gulf, Victoria Daly, West Arnhem and West Daly.

Queensland

Aurukun, Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall-Tambo, Boulia, Brisbane, Bulloo, Bundaberg, Burdekin, Burke, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary Coast, Charters Towers, Central Highlands, Cloncurry, Cook, Croydon, Cherbourg, Diamantina, Doomadgee, Douglas, Etheridge, Flinders, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gilgandra, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Hope Vale, Ipswich, Kowanyama, Livingstone, Lockhart River, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Longreach, Maranoa, Mareeba, McKinlay, Moreton Bay, Northern Peninsula, Mount Isa, Murweh, Noosa, North Burnett, Palm Island, Paroo, Quilpie, Redland, Richmond, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Tablelands, Tenterfield, Toowoomba, Torres, Torres Strait, Townsville, Western Downs, Whitsunday, Winton, Wujal Wujal and Yarrabah.

South Australia

Alexandrina, Berri Barmera, Coorong, Karoonda East Murray, Loxton Waikerie, Mid Murray, Murray Bridge and Renmark Paringa.

 

Tasmania

All areas.

 

Victoria

Alpine, Ararat, Ballarat, Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Benalla, Berrigan, Boroondara, Buloke, Campaspe, Cardinia, Casey, Central Goldfields, Colac Otway, Corangamite, East Gippsland, Frankston, Gannawarra, Glen Eira, Glenelg, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Greater Dandenong, Greater Geelong, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Horsham, Indigo, Kingston, Knox, Latrobe, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Maribyrnong, Maroondah, Melbourne, Melton, Mildura, Mitchell, Moira, Monash, Moonee Valley, Moorabool, Mornington Peninsula, Mount Alexander, Murrindindi, Nillumbik, Northern Grampians, Pyrenees, Snowy Valleys, South Gippsland, Southern Grampians, Strathbogie, Swan Hill, Towong, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Wellington, Whitehorse, Wodonga, Yarra and Yarra Ranges.

Western Australia

Ashburton, Augusta-Margaret River, Beverley, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broome, Bruce Rock, Bunbury, Busselton, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Corrigin, Cue, Dardanup, Derby West Kimberley, Dundas, East Kimberley, East Pilbara, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Karratha, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Morawa, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Port Hedland, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Swan, Upper Gascoyne, Wanneroo, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley and Yalgoo.