EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Migration Regulations 1994
SKILLED OCCUPATIONS, RELEVANT ASSESSING AUTHORITIES AND POINTS FOR GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION
(REGULATION 1.03, SUBREGULATION 2.26B(1), SUBPARAGRAPHS 1136(4)(b)(ii), 1136(5)(b)(ii), 1136(6)(b)(iii), 1229(4)(b)(ii), 1229(5)(b)(ii), 1229(6)(b)(iii), 1229(7)(b)(ii) and ITEMS 6A11, 6A12, 6A13)
- This Instrument is made under regulations 1.03 and subregulation 2.26B(1) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (“the Regulations”).
2. Regulation 1.03 of the Regulations defines the term skilled occupation as a skilled occupation for which a number of points specified in an instrument are available.
3. Regulation 1.03 of the Regulations also provides that relevant assessing authority means a person or body specified under regulation 2.26B.
4. Subregulation 2.26B(1) of the Regulations provides that the Minister may, in an instrument in writing, specify a person or body as the relevant assessing authority for a skilled occupation, for the residents of one or more countries.
5. The Instrument operates to specify 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.
6. All principal applicants for a General Skilled Migration visa must nominate a skilled occupation and have their skills assessed as satisfactory for that occupation by the relevant assessing authority. The purpose of this Instrument is to specify the list of skilled occupations, the bodies responsible for assessing the applicant’s suitability for working in those skilled occupations in Australia and the points available for each skilled occupation under the Schedule 6B points test.
7. The following document is incorporated in the Instrument by reference:
- The Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) (Second Edition) (ABS Catalogue No. 1220.0), available online from the Australian Bureau of Statistics at www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats.
8. Consultation was undertaken with the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). DEEWR advised it has given formal approval for Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) as the relevant assessing authority to issue skills assessments for relevant trade supervisors in the following occupations:
4414-01 Supervisor, Bricklayers
4411-01 Supervisor, Carpentry and Joinery Tradespersons
4313-01 Supervisor, Electrical Distribution Tradespersons
4311-01 Supervisor, Electricians
4211-01 Supervisor, Motor Mechanics
4431-01 Supervisor, Plumbers
4312-01 Supervisor, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Mechanics
9. The occupation of Seafarer - Ship’s Surveyor (2542-17) has been removed from the Instrument following advice received from the assessing authority, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
10. The Instrument, IMMI 08/004, commences on 26 April 2008.