Migration (Fees for assessment of qualifications and experience) Instrument (LIN 23/002) 2023 (Cth)

LIN 23/002

Migration (Fees for assessment of qualifications and experience) Instrument (LIN 23/002) 2023

I, Andrew Giles, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, make this instrument under subregulation 5.40(1) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).

Dated 21 March 2023

The Hon. Andrew Giles MP

Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs

1. Name

This instrument is the Migration (Fees for assessment of qualifications and experience) Instrument (LIN 23/002) 2023.

1. Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after registration of the instrument on the Federal Register of Legislation.

1. Repeal

Migration (Fees for assessment of qualifications and experience) Instrument (LIN 21/023) 2021 (LIN 21/023) is repealed.

4          Savings and transitional provisions

(1)   If a person has:

(a)    applied to Trades Recognition Australia for a Job Ready Program Employment Assessment as referred to in item 4 of the table in section 3 of LIN 21/023 on or before the date three months prior to the commencement date of this instrument; and

(b)   has submitted their application and paid for a Job Ready Program Workplace Assessment as referred to in item 5 of the table in section 5 of this instrument on or before 30 September 2023;

then the fee for a Job Ready Program Workplace Assessment is the amount specified at item 5 of the table in section 3 of LIN 21/023 as in force immediately before the commencement date of this instrument.

(2)   The fee for an application for an assessment or internal review of an assessment made before the commencement of this instrument is the amount specified for the relevant assessment or internal review in LIN 21/023 as in force immediately before the commencement of this instrument.

5          Fees for Trades Recognition Australia assessment

For paragraphs 5.40(1)(a) and (b) of the Regulations, the fee specified for an application to Trade Recognition Australia for an assessment mentioned in an item of the following table is the amount mentioned in that item for the assessment.

Item	Assessment	Fee
1	Migration Skills Assessment	$795
2	Migration Points Advice (based on a satisfactory Migration Skills Assessment Outcome)	$450
3	Job Ready Program Provisional Skills Assessment	$130
4	Job Ready Program Employment Assessment	$490
5	Job Ready Program Workplace Assessment	$2,845
6	Job Ready Program Final Assessment	$75
7	TSS Skills Assessment Program Documentary Evidence Assessment	$1,120
8	TSS Skills Assessment Program Documentary Evidence—Reassessment	$450
9	TSS Skills Assessment Program Technical Interview—Pathway 1	$2,000
10	TSS Skills Assessment Program Technical Interview—Pathway 1 – Reassessment	$1,000
11	TSS Skills Assessment Program Technical Interview—Pathway 2	$900
12	TSS Skills Assessment Program Technical Interview—Pathway 2 - Reassessment	$450
13	TSS Skills Assessment Program Practical Assessment	$2,200
14	TSS Skills Assessment Program Practical Assessment—Reassessment	$1,100
15	Offshore Skills Assessment Program Documentary Evidence Assessment	$1,120
16	Offshore Skills Assessment Program Documentary Evidence - Reassessment	$450
17	Offshore Skills Assessment Program Technical Interview — Pathway 1	$2,000
18	Offshore Skills Assessment Program Technical Interview — Pathway 1 – Reassessment	$1,000
19	Offshore Skills Assessment Program Technical Interview — Pathway 2	$900
20	Offshore Skills Assessment Program Technical Interview — Pathway 2 – Reassessment	$450
21	Offshore Skills Assessment Program Practical Assessment	$2,200
22	Offshore Skills Assessment Program Practical Assessment — Reassessment	$1,100

6          Fees for internal review of assessment 

For paragraph 5.40(1)(c) of the Regulations, the fee specified for an application to Trades Recognition Australia for the internal review of an assessment mentioned in an item of the following table is the amount mentioned in that item for that assessment.

Item	Matter	Fee
1	Migration Skills Assessment	$610
2	Migration Points Advice	$375
3	Job Ready Program Provisional Skills Assessment	$130
4	TSS Skills Assessment Program Documentary Evidence Assessment	$700
5	TSS Skills Assessment Program Technical Interview	$700
6	TSS Skills Assessment Program Practical Assessment	$700
7	Offshore Skills Assessment Program Documentary Evidence Assessment	$700
8	Offshore Skills Assessment Program Technical Interview	$700
9	Offshore Skills Assessment Program Practical Assessment	$700