Migration (LIN 19/213: Specification of Income Threshold and Annual Earnings and Methodology of Annual Market Salary Rate) Amendment Instrument 2019

I, David Coleman, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make the following instrument.

Dated    8 November  2019

David Coleman

Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs

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Schedule 1—Amendments 

Migration (IMMI 18/033: Specification of Income Threshold and Annual Earnings and Methodology of Annual Market Salary Rate) Instrument 2018             

1  Name

(1)      This instrument is the Migration (LIN 19/213: Specification of Income Threshold and Annual Earnings and Methodology of Annual Market Salary Rate) Instrument 2018) Amendment Instrument 2019.

(2)      This instrument may be cited as LIN 19/213.

2  Commencement

The whole of this instrument commences at the same time as the commencement of Schedule 2 of the Migration Amendment (New Skilled Regional Visas) Regulations 2019.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under the following provisions of the Migration Regulations 1994:

(a)    paragraph 2.72(15)(b);

(b)    paragraph 2.72(15)(d);

(c)    subregulation 2.72(17);

(d)    paragraph 2.79(1A)(b).

4  Schedules

The instrument specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument is amended as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Migration (IMMI 18/033: Specification of Income Threshold and Annual Earnings and Methodology of Annual Market Salary Rate) Instrument 2018

1  Part 4

Repeal the part, substitute:

Part 4—Application

9  Application

This instrument applies to nominations for a proposed occupation by a standard business sponsor, a person who has applied to be a standard business sponsor, a party to a work agreement (other than the Minister) or a party to negotiations for a work agreement (other than a Minister), made on or after 18 March 2018 in relation to a:

(a)  a holder of a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled) visa;

(b)  a holder of a Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa holder; or

(c)  an applicant or proposed applicant for a Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa.

Note:   This instrument applies to additional visas through operation of the Regulations: see subregulations 2.72C(15) and (16), 2.79A(2) and paragraphs 5.19(5)(o) and 5.19(9)(h) of the Migration Regulations 1994.