EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Migration Regulations 1994

1. This Notice is made under regulation 1.20B, subregulation 1.20G(2) and subparagraph 1.20GA(1)(a)(i) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’)

2.                  Regulation 1.20B defines the minimum salary to be paid to persons seeking to be granted a Subclass 457 (Business (Long Stay)) visa as that specified in a gazette notice. Subregulation 1.20G(2) and subparagraph 1.20GA(1)(a)(i)of the Regulations provide that the tasks of positions for which applicants for subclass 457 visas are nominated by employers correspond to the tasks of an occupation specified in a gazette notice

3.                  The purpose of the Instrument is to specify the minimum salary levels and the list of occupations which apply under the above regulations.

4.                  Pursuant to section 17 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, consultation was undertaken before the instrument was made, as follows:

• The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations was consulted about the appropriate minimum salary level.
• The Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts was consulted about employment prospects in the information and communications technology sector

5. The instrument commences on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.