{"id":"F2022L00515","name":"Migration (Age exemption for subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/047) 2022","slug":"migration-age-exemption-for-subclass-186-employer-nomination-scheme-visa-amendment-instrument-lin-22","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102368,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L00515-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration (Age exemption for subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/047) 2022","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.jpeg)\n\nLIN 22/047\n\nMigration (Age exemption for subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/047) 2022\n\nI, Alex Hawke, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, make this instrument under paragraph 186.221(b) of Schedule 2 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).\n\nDated 31 March 2022\n\nThe Hon Alex Hawke MP  \nMinister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Migration (Age exemption for subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/047) 2022.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on 1 July 2022.\n\n3 Amendment\n\nSchedule 1 amends Migration (LIN 19/216: Exemptions from Skill, Age and English Language Requirements for Subclass 186, 187 and 494 Visas) Instrument 2019 (F2020C01075).\n\nSchedule 1 Amendment\n\n(section 3)\n\n\\[1\\] Section 5, after definition of ‘high income threshold’\n\ninsert\n\n> legacy 457 worker, for a subclass 186 visa application, means a person who:\n\n(a) held a subclass 457 visa on or after 18 April 2017; and\n\n(b) was in Australia for at least 12 months between 1 February 2020 and 14 December 2021.\n\n\\[2\\] After paragraph 6(1)(a)\n\ninsert\n\n(aa) legacy 457 workers;","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2309},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment operates within the existing framework of LIN 19/216, which was established specifically to provide targeted exemptions from skill, age and English language requirements for particular visa cohorts. Adding a pandemic-related exemption for legacy 457 workers is consistent with the parent instrument's original purpose of providing flexibility for exceptional circumstances, rather than representing a significant expansion beyond its intended scope."},"complexity_factors":["Only two operative provisions (one definition, one insertion)","Single new defined term ('legacy 457 worker')","Simple date-based eligibility criteria with no nested conditions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent instrument LIN 19/216)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This instrument creates a special age exemption for 'legacy 457 workers' applying for permanent employer-sponsored visas (subclass 186).\n\n**Who it affects:** People who:\n- Held a **subclass 457 visa** (the old temporary skilled work visa) on or after 18 April 2017; **and**\n- Were physically in Australia for at least 12 months between 1 February 2020 and 14 December 2021 (covering the main COVID-19 pandemic period).\n\n**Why it matters:** Normally, permanent employer-sponsored visas have a strict age limit of 45 years old. This exemption allows workers who were stuck in Australia during border closures—and may have 'aged out' while waiting for travel restrictions to lift—to still apply for permanent residency through the Employer Nomination Scheme."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-age-exemption-for-subclass-186-employer-nomination-scheme-visa-amendment-instrument-lin-22","history":"/api/acts/migration-age-exemption-for-subclass-186-employer-nomination-scheme-visa-amendment-instrument-lin-22/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-age-exemption-for-subclass-186-employer-nomination-scheme-visa-amendment-instrument-lin-22/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-age-exemption-for-subclass-186-employer-nomination-scheme-visa-amendment-instrument-lin-22/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-age-exemption-for-subclass-186-employer-nomination-scheme-visa-amendment-instrument-lin-22/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-age-exemption-for-subclass-186-employer-nomination-scheme-visa-amendment-instrument-lin-22/documents"}}