I, Paul Denman, delegate of the Minister, make this instrument under regulations 1.15FA and 1.15FAA of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).
Dated 8 April 2022
Paul Denman
Acting Senior Executive Band 1
Immigration Programs Division
Department of Home Affairs
This instrument is the Migration (Specified work and areas for subclass 417 and 462 visas) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/050) 2022.
This instrument commences on 1 July 2022.
3 Amendment
(1) Schedule 1 amends Migration (Specified work and areas for subclass 417 visas) Instrument (LIN 22/012) 2022.
(2) Schedule 2 amends Migration (Specified work and areas for subclass 462 visas) Instrument (LIN 22/013) 2022.
Schedule 1 Amendment
(section 3)
[1] Section 4, after definition of COVID-19
insert
flood affected area means one or more areas of Australia mentioned in item 5 of Schedule 1.
[2] Subsection 6(1)
omit
Northern
insert
Areas of Australia within postcodes 4406, 4416, 4498 and 7215, Northern
[3] Subsection 6(2)
after
carried out in
insert
areas of Australia within postcodes 4406, 4416, 4498 and 7215,
[4] Paragraph 7(1)(a)
after
work
insert
, paid or volunteer,
[5] Subsection 7(2)
substitute
(2) Bushfire recovery work:
(a) is specified if carried out in a bushfire affected area; and
(b) includes:
(i) construction, farming, or any other work in association with recovery or restitution of land, property, farm animals or wildlife;
(ii) providing support services or assistance to people living, working or volunteering in the affected areas.
[6] Subsection 8(2)
substitute
(2) Critical COVID-19 work in the healthcare and medical sectors:
(a) is specified if carried out in each area of Australia; and
(b) includes:
(i) medical treatment, nursing, contact tracing, testing and research;
(ii) support services such as cleaning of medical and health care facilities and equipment.
[7] After section 8
insert
8A Flood recovery work
(1) Flood affected area is specified if the work carried out in the area is:
(a) a kind of work, paid or volunteer, mentioned in subsection (2); and
(b) carried out after 31 December 2021.
(2) Flood recovery work:
(a) is specified if carried out in a flood affected area; and
(b) includes:
(i) clean-up, construction or any other work in association with restitution or restoration of services, land, waterways, property or infrastructure;
(ii) providing support services or assistance to people living, working or volunteering in the affected areas.
[8] Schedule 1, item 4
omit
7001,
[9] Schedule 1, after item 4
insert
5 | Flood affected areas | New South Wales | Armidale, Ballina, Bayside, Bega Valley, Bellingen, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Byron, Camden, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Cumberland, Dungog, Eurobodalla, Fairfield, Georges River, Glen Innes Severn, Goulburn Mulwaree, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Inner West, Kempsey, Kiama, Ku-Ring-Gai, Kyogle, Lismore, Lithgow City Council, Liverpool, Maitland, MidCoast, Mid-Western, Muswellbrook, Nambucca, Newcastle, Northern Beaches, Parramatta, Penrith, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Queanbeyan Palerang, Richmond Valley, Ryde, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro, Sutherland, Tenterfield, The Hills, Tweed, Upper Hunter, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly, Wollongong |
Queensland | Balonne, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Moreton Bay, Noosa, North Burnett, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Western Downs |
Schedule 2 Amendment
(section 3)
[1] Section 4, after definition of COVID-19
insert
flood affected area means one or more areas of Australia mentioned in item 5 of Schedule 1.
[2] Subsection 7(1)
omit
Northern
insert
Areas of Australia within postcodes 4406, 4416, 4498 and 7215, Northern
[3] Subsection 7(2)
after
carried out in
insert
areas of Australia within postcodes 4406, 4416, 4498 and 7215,
[4] Paragraph 8(1)(a)
after
work
insert
, paid or volunteer,
[5] Subsection 8(2)
substitute
(2) Bushfire recovery work:
(a) is specified if carried out in a bushfire affected area; and
(b) includes:
(i) construction, farming, or any other work in association with recovery or restitution of land, property, farm animals or wildlife;
(ii) providing support services or assistance to people living, working or volunteering in the affected areas.
[6] Subsection 9(2)
substitute
(2) Critical COVID-19 work in the healthcare and medical sectors:
(a) is specified if carried out in each area of Australia; and
(b) includes:
(i) medical treatment, nursing, contact tracing, testing and research;
(ii) support services such as cleaning of medical and health care facilities and equipment.
[7] After section 9
insert
9A Flood recovery work
(1) Flood affected area is specified if the work carried out in the area is:
(a) a kind of work, paid or volunteer, mentioned in subsection (2); and
(b) carried out after 31 December 2021.
(2) Flood recovery work:
(a) is specified if carried out in a flood affected area; and
(b) includes:
(i) clean-up, construction or any other work in association with restitution or restoration of services, land, waterways, property or infrastructure;
(ii) providing support services or assistance to people living, working or volunteering in the affected areas.
[8] Schedule 1, item 4
omit
7001,
[9] Schedule 1, after item 4
insert
5 | Flood affected areas | New South Wales | Armidale, Ballina, Bayside, Bega Valley, Bellingen, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Byron, Camden, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Cumberland, Dungog, Eurobodalla, Fairfield, Georges River, Glen Innes Severn, Goulburn Mulwaree, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Inner West, Kempsey, Kiama, Ku-Ring-Gai, Kyogle, Lismore, Lithgow City Council, Liverpool, Maitland, MidCoast, Mid-Western, Muswellbrook, Nambucca, Newcastle, Northern Beaches, Parramatta, Penrith, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Queanbeyan Palerang, Richmond Valley, Ryde, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro, Sutherland, Tenterfield, The Hills, Tweed, Upper Hunter, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly, Wollongong |
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Queensland | Balonne, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Moreton Bay, Noosa, North Burnett, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Western Downs |
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