GOODWILL MEASURES FOR TPV/SHEV HOLDERS

As a first step towards fulfilling its election promises regarding TPVs and SHEVs, the Australian Government will modify restrictions that apply to those with Temporary Protection (subclass 785 – TPV) and Safe Haven Enterprise (subclass 790 – SHEV) visas, as well as some individuals with permanent visas.

The full media release is available here.

PRIORITY PROCESSING UPDATE FROM VETASSESS

Vetassess will stop accepting lodgments for its Priority Processing Service on December 2 and start accepting them again on January 5—the day after we return to work from the summer recess.

Accordingly, the first day of December 2022 will be the final day for 2022 Priority Processing applications to be submitted.

This will help finish all Priority Processing applications submitted in December that have been determined to be qualified for the service within the final 10 business days before the holiday break.

JOBS and SKILLS AUSTRALIA

Following the law’s Royal Assent, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has been formally created. The JSA will offer the government unbiased guidance on the present and future demands of the workforce.

To ascertain the needs of the labour force, it will collaborate with the governments of the states and territories, businesses, unions, and business peaks. On how the JSA will function, more details will be provided.

MIGRANT WORKER EXPLOITATION

The Department is now consulting regarding the exploitation of migrant workers. Beginning in 2023, the government plans to introduce a set of legal and regulatory measures to prevent migrant worker exploitation and strengthen migrant worker protections.

STATE and TERRITORY UPDATES

South Australia

Migration SA has added a clarification of threshold work experience for SC 491 applicants to its website:

Provisional subclass 491 visa

• You have been working in your nominated occupation, or a related occupation, for the last 12 months in Greater Adelaide, or 6 months in regional South Australia
• Greater Adelaide applicants – work experience must be full-time (at least 35 hours per week or 70 hours per fortnight)
• Regional South Australia applicants – work experience must be at least 30 hours per week or 60 hours per fortnight.

Tasmania

Migration Tasmania has opened its Subclass 190 and Subclass 419 programs for all eligible candidates to register their interest, after its earlier staged opening for ‘Gold and Green’ pass candidates only.

INDIA-AUSTRALIA and UNITED KINGDOM – AUSTRALIA TRADE AGREEMENTS

This week, the Senate approved the free trade agreements between Australia and India and the United Kingdom and Australia.

1000 Working Holiday Maker visas for 1 000 Indian nationals are among the measures. The UK agreement raises the eligibility age to 35 years and eliminates the requirement for regional work for UK citizens.

As with other ITO agreements, further exemptions from the labour market tests will also take effect.

Before the agreements may go into effect, each of the involved nations must ratify them through their respective legislative processes.

The commencement of operation of the agreements will be notified at a later date.

JOBS and SKILLS AUSTRALIA

Following the law’s Royal Assent, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has been formally created. The JSA will offer the government unbiased guidance on the present and future demands of the workforce.

To ascertain the needs of the labour force, it will collaborate with the governments of the states and territories, businesses, unions, and business peaks. On how the JSA will function, more details will be provided.

Update: SUBCLASS 449 AFGHAN EVACUEES

The Subclass 449 Afghan Evacuee onshore cohort will be notified over the next few days that their visas have been automatically extended until 30 November 2023.

MIGRATION SA – CORRECTION NOTICE 47

Migration SA has added a clarification of threshold work experience for SC 491 applicants to its website for specific occupations including Motor Mechanic and Painting Trade Workers. The information is contained in the drop down occupation lists of the relevant occupations.

ANZSCO – NEW RELEASE

The ANZSCO 2022, Australian Update takes into account a study of jobs related to the following fields:

the National Skills Commission will identify growing occupations and trades jobs related to building in 2020.

These areas were selected to test a new method for upgrading this classification and are based on priority areas for the Australian labour market. This update is a smaller piece of a broader project to update this classification. A thorough analysis of ANZSCO has now started to see where additional classification adjustments may be necessary.