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Julia Gillard’s first act - dumping ‘Big Australia’
27 June 2010
Gillard says the immigration debate is about planning affected by many factors - water supply, open space, infrastructure, ensuring the appropriate tax base to support our ageing population, the need for skills and the need to preserve a good quality life. Tony Burke’s portfolio has been renamed the Ministry of “Sustainable” Population, and announced he will produce a comprehensive policy in answer to the population problem later this year. More...

Reforms a ‘failure’ for migrant workers
25 June 2010
Changes to the system of bringing in temporary migrant workers have failed to protect them from exploitation and in fact perpetuate discrimination, a new research paper says, claiming the federal government’s Migration Amendment (Worker Protection) Act is ‘’tinkering around the edges’’ of the problems with 457 temporary working visas. More...

Publications/ Conferences

DIAC introduces ANZSCO on 1 July 2010
Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is being introduced by the department as the new standard to capture occupation information in all visa, settlement and citizenship programs. ANZSCO will also be used within skilled visa programs, where it is a requirement for visa eligibility, as the standard by which a visa applicant’s skills to undertake a specific occupation in Australia are assessed. More...

Improvements to the eVisa client interface
21 June 2010
The Immigration eLodgement (eVisa and eCitizenship) systems have undergone some enhancements and improvements. More...

Legislation

Commonwealth

Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under paragraph 2.72(10)(cc) and 2.79(1A)(b) and subregulation 2.72(10AB) - Income Threshold and Annual Earnings
F2010L01486 Number: IMMI 10/037
This instrument revokes Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under paragraph 2.72(10)(cc) and 2.79(1A)(b) and subregulation 2.72(10AB) - The temporary skilled migration income threshold and the salary above which paragraphs 2.72(10)(c) and 2.72(10)(cc) and regulation 2.79 do not apply - September 2009 and specifies the temporary skilled migration income threshold is $47,480 and specifies annual earnings of $180,000. More...

Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under paragraphs 2.72(10)(aa) and 2.72I(5)(ba) - Occupations for Nominations in Relation to Subclass 457 (Business (Long Stay)) and Subclass 442 (Occupational Trainee) Visas
F2010L01414 – DIAC IMMI No 10/032
This Specification provides the occupations for the Temporary Business Long Stay Visa (Subclass 457) and the Occupational Trainee Visa (Subclass 442). More...

Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under subclauses 175.211(1), 176.211(1) and 475.211(1) of schedule 2 - Skilled Occupations for Skills Assessments
|F2010L01326 Number: IMMI 10/027
This Specification revokes the Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under subparagraphs 1136(3)(bb)(ii) and 1229(3)(ab)(ii) of sch 1, subclauses 175.211(1), 176.211(1) and 475.211(1) odf sch 2 - Skilled Occupations for Skills Assessments - March 2010 and specifies skilled occupations, as applicable to a person. More...

Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under paragraph 457.223(6)(a) and subclause 457.223(11) of Schedule 2 - Level of Salary and Exemptions to the English Language Requirements for Subclass 457 (Business (Long Stay)) Visas
F2010L01409 – DIAC IMMI No 10/029
This Specification revokes the Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under paragraph 457.223(6)(a) and subclause 457.223(11) of Schedule 2 - Exemptions to the English Language Requirement for the Temporary Business (Long Stay) Visa - October 2009 and specifies a level of salary and method paid on a monthly, fortnightly or weekly basis, and classes of applicants to be exempt. More...

Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under regulation 1.51I, subregulation 2.26B(1), subparagraphs 1136(4)(b)(ii), 1136(5)(b)(ii), 1136(6)(b)(iii), 1229(4)(b)(ii), 1129(6)(b)(iii), 1229(7)(b)(ii) and items 6A11, 6A12 and 6A13 - Skilled Occupations, Relevant Assessing Authorities, Countries and Points for General Skilled Migration Visas and Certain Other Visas
F2010L01318 – DIAC IMMI No 10/026
This Specification provides skilled occupations, the number of points awarded for each occupation and the bodies that are the relevant assessing authorities for each occupation for the residents of one or more countries. More...

Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification under sub-subparagraphs 2.72(10)(d)(ii)(B), 2.72(10)(d)(iii)(B), 2.72(10)(e)(ii)(B), 2.72(10)(e)(iii)(B), subregulation 2.86(2B) and subparagraph 457.223(4)(ba)(iv) - Occupations for Nominations in Relation to Subclass 457 (Business (Long Stay)) for Positions other than in the Business of the Nominator
F2010L01412 – DIAC IMMI No 10/030. This Specification provides the occupations for the Temporary Business Long Stay Visa (Subclass 457). More...