This instrument is the Migration Legislation Amendment (Specified Work and Areas for Subclass 417 and 462 Visas) Instrument (LIN 24/020) 2024.

This instrument commences on the day after the instrument is registered.

3 Authority

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

4 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments of LIN 22/012

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

1 Section 4 (definition of flood affected area)

Repeal the definition.

2 Section 8A

Repeal the section, substitute:

8A Recovery work—flood, cyclone or other severe weather

(1) A kind of work is specified for the purposes of the definition of specified Subclass 417 work in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations if the work:

(a) is carried out in an area mentioned in item 5 of Schedule 1 as an area affected by flood, cyclone or other severe weather; and

(b) is carried out after 31 December 2021; and

(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 area affected by flood, cyclone or other severe weather.

(2) An area of Australia is specified for the purposes of the definition of specified Subclass 417 work in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations if the area is an area mentioned in item 5 of Schedule 1 as an area affected by flood, cyclone or other severe weather.

9 Application of amendments made by LIN 24/020

The amendments made by the Migration Legislation Amendment (Specified Work and Areas for Subclass 417 and 462 Visas) Instrument (LIN 24/020) 2024 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.

3 Item 1 of Schedule 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, Baw Baw, Benalla, Colac Otway, East Gippsland, Falls Creek, Glenelg, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Latrobe, Indigo, Mansfield, Mount Buller, Mount Hotham, Mount Stirling, Moyne, Murrindindi, Northern Grampians, Pyrenees, Southern Grampians, Strathbogie, South Gippsland, Towong, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Wellington, Wodonga, and Yarra Ranges.
		Western Australia	Beverley, Brookton, Broome, Cue, East Pilbara, Greater Geraldton, Meekatharra, Murchison, Port Hedland, Swan, Upper Gascoyne, Wanneroo and Wiluna.

4 Item 5 of Schedule 1

Repeal the item, substitute:

5	Area affected by flood, cyclone or other severe weather	New South Wales	Albury, Armidale, Ballina, Balranald, Bayside, Bathurst, Bega Valley, Bellingen, Berrigan, Bland, Blayney, Bogan, Broken Hill, Bourke, Brewarrina, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, 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, Gilgandra, Glen Innes Severn, Georges River, 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, 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, Unincorporated area (postcode 2011, 2898),Upper Hunter, Upper Lachlan, Uralla, The Hills, Tweed, Upper Hunter, 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 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, Concurry, 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	Central Coast, Central Highlands, Derwent Valley, Devonport, Huon Valley, Kentish, Latrobe, Launceston and Meander Valley.
		Victoria	Albury, Alpine, Ballarat, Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Benalla, Berrigan, Boroondara, Buloke, Campaspe, Cardinia, Central Goldfields, Colac Otway, Corangamite, East Gippsland, Gannawarra, Glenelg, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Indigo, Latrobe, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Maribyrnong, Maroondah, Melbourne, Melton, Mildura, Mitchell, Moira, Moonee Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Mount Alexander, Murrindindi, Nillumbik, Northern Grampians, Pyrenees, Snowy Valleys, South Gippsland, Southern Grampians, Strathbogie, Swan Hill, Towong, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Wellington, Wodonga, Yarra and Yarra Ranges.
		Western Australia	Ashburton, Augusta-Margaret River, Beverley, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broome, Bruce, Busselton. Corrigin, Cue, Derby West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Jerramungup, Meekatharra, Morawa, Murchison, Port Hedland, Ravensthorpe, Swan, Upper Gascoyne, Wanneroo, Wiluna, East Kimberley and Yalgoo.

Schedule 2—Amendments of LIN 22/013

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

1 Section 4 (definition of flood affected area)

Repeal the definition.

2 Section 9A

Repeal the section, substitute:

9A Recovery work—flood, cyclone or other severe weather

(1) A kind of work is specified for the purposes of the definition of specified Subclass 462 work in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations if the work:

(a) is carried out in an area mentioned in item 5 of Schedule 1 as an area affected by flood, cyclone or other severe weather; and

(b) is carried out after 31 December 2021; and

(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 area affected by flood, cyclone or other severe weather.

(2) An area of Australia is specified for the purposes of the definition of specified Subclass 462 work in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations if the area is an area mentioned in item 5 of Schedule 1 as an area affected by flood, cyclone or other severe weather.

10 Application of amendments made by LIN 24/020

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

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

3 Item 1 of Schedule 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, Baw Baw, Benalla, Colac Otway, East Gippsland, Falls Creek, Glenelg, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Latrobe, Indigo, Mansfield, Mount Buller, Mount Hotham, Mount Stirling, Moyne, Murrindindi, Northern Grampians, Pyrenees, Southern Grampians, Strathbogie, South Gippsland, Towong, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Wellington, Wodonga, and Yarra Ranges.
		Western Australia	Beverley, Brookton, Broome, Cue, East Pilbara, Greater Geraldton, Meekatharra, Murchison, Port Hedland, Swan, Upper Gascoyne, Wanneroo and Wiluna.

4 Item 5 of Schedule 1

Repeal the item, substitute:

5	Area affected by flood, cyclone or other severe weather	New South Wales	Albury, Armidale, Ballina, Balranald, Bayside, Bathurst, Bega Valley, Bellingen, Berrigan, Bland, Blayney, Bogan, Broken Hill, Bourke, Brewarrina, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, 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, Gilgandra, Glen Innes Severn, Georges River, 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, 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, Unincorporated area (postcode 2011, 2898),Upper Hunter, Upper Lachlan, Uralla, The Hills, Tweed, Upper Hunter, 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 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, Concurry, 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	Central Coast, Central Highlands, Derwent Valley, Devonport, Huon Valley, Kentish, Latrobe, Launceston and Meander Valley.
		Victoria	Albury, Alpine, Ballarat, Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Benalla, Berrigan, Boroondara, Buloke, Campaspe, Cardinia, Central Goldfields, Colac Otway, Corangamite, East Gippsland, Gannawarra, Glenelg, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Indigo, Latrobe, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Maribyrnong, Maroondah, Melbourne, Melton, Mildura, Mitchell, Moira, Moonee Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Mount Alexander, Murrindindi, Nillumbik, Northern Grampians, Pyrenees, Snowy Valleys, South Gippsland, Southern Grampians, Strathbogie, Swan Hill, Towong, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Wellington, Wodonga, Yarra and Yarra Ranges.
		Western Australia	Ashburton, Augusta-Margaret River, Beverley, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broome, Bruce, Busselton. Corrigin, Cue, Derby West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Jerramungup, Meekatharra, Morawa, Murchison, Port Hedland, Ravensthorpe, Swan, Upper Gascoyne, Wanneroo, Wiluna, East Kimberley and Yalgoo.