{"id":"F2024L01620","name":"Migration (Specification of Occupations—Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2024","slug":"migration-specification-of-occupations-subclass-482-visa-instrument-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105526,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2024L01620-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Migration (Specification of Occupations—Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2024.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subregulation 2.72(9) of the Migration Regulations 1994.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n> Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Regulations, including AUD.\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> ANZSCO is specified to mean, for the purposes of the definition of ANZSCO in regulation 1.03 of the Regulations, the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on its website, as in force on 23 November 2022.\n\n> Applicable Circumstances List: see subsection 7(2).\n\n> Core Skills Occupation List: see subsection 6(3).\n\n> Core Skills stream nominee means a holder of, or an applicant or proposed applicant for, a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa in the Core Skills Stream.\n\n> international trade obligation means an obligation of Australia under international law that relates to international trade, including such an obligation that arises under any agreement between Australia and another country or other countries.\n\n> limited service restaurant includes the following:\n\n (a) a fast food or takeaway food service;\n (b) a fast casual restaurant;\n (c) a drinking establishment that offers only a limited food service;\n (d) a limited service cafe, including a coffee shop or mall cafe;\n (e) a limited service pizza restaurant.\n\n> nec is short for not elsewhere classified.\n\n> Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.\n\n> Specialist Skills stream nominee means a holder of, or an applicant or proposed applicant for, a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa in the Specialist Skills Stream.\n\n> university lecturer includes the following:\n\n (a) a research associate in a university;\n (b) a research fellow in a university.\n\nPart 2—Specification of occupations","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Core Skills Occupation List","content":"#### 6 Core Skills Occupation List\n\n (1) For the purposes of subparagraph 2.72(8)(b)(i), subregulation 2.72(9) and paragraph 2.72(9)(d) of the Regulations:\n (a) an occupation listed in column 1 of an item of the table under subsection (3) (the Core Skills Occupation List) is specified; and\n (b) the 6‑digit code listed in column 2 of that item is the 6‑digit ANZSCO code for the occupation; and\n (c) subject to subsection (2), the occupation applies to a Core Skills stream nominee if the tasks of the occupation that are to be performed by the nominee correspond to the tasks set out in the ANZSCO code specified for the occupation.\n (2) However, if:\n (a) a number is listed in column 3 of an item of the Core Skills Occupation List; and\n (b) the circumstances set out in column 1 of the Applicable Circumstances List in subsection 7(2) corresponding to the number so listed apply to the position in which the nominee is to work;\n then:\n (c) the occupation listed in column 1 of the item of the Core Skills Occupation List does not apply to the nominee.\n (3) The occupations and corresponding ANZSCO codes set out in the following table are the Core Skills Occupation List.\n\n```html\n

Core Skills Occupation List

Item

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Occupation Title

ANZSCO Code

Applicable circumstance (see subsection 7(2))

1

Chief Executive or Managing Director

111111

1

2

Corporate General Manager

111211

1

3

Aquaculture Farmer

121111

5

4

Apiarist

121311

5

5

Dairy Cattle Farmer

121313

5

6

Goat Farmer

121315

5

7

Pig Farmer

121318

5

8

Poultry Farmer

121321

5

9

Flower Grower

121611

5

10

Sales and Marketing Manager

131112

6, 12

11

Advertising Manager

131113

12

Corporate Services Manager

132111

12

13

Finance Manager

132211

14

Human Resource Manager

132311

15

Policy and Planning Manager

132411

16

Research and Development Manager

132511

17

Construction Project Manager

133111

18

Project Builder

133112

19

Engineering Manager

133211

20

Production Manager (Forestry)

133511

21

Production Manager (Manufacturing)

133512

22

Supply and Distribution Manager

133611

6, 12

23

Procurement Manager

133612

24

Medical Administrator \\ Medical Superintendent

134211

25

Nursing Clinical Director

134212

26

Primary Health Organisation Manager

134213

27

School Principal

134311

28

Faculty Head

134411

29

Education Managers nec

134499

30

Chief Information Officer

135111

31

ICT Project Manager

135112

32

ICT Managers nec

135199

33

Arts Administrator or Manager

139911

34

Environmental Manager

139912

35

Laboratory Manager

139913

36

Quality Assurance Manager

139916

37

Regulatory Affairs Manager

139917

38

Hotel or Motel Manager

141311

5

39

Licensed Club Manager

141411

40

Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec

141999

41

Retail Manager (General)

142111

42

Travel Agency Manager

142116

43

Fleet Manager

149411

44

Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator

149911

45

Cinema or Theatre Manager

149912

46

Equipment Hire Manager

149915

47

Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers nec

149999

16

48

Music Director

211212

49

Artistic Director

212111

50

Program Director (Television or Radio)

212315

51

Stage Manager

212316

52

Technical Director

212317

53

Video Producer

212318

54

Print Journalist

212413

55

Radio Journalist

212414

56

Technical Writer

212415

57

Television Journalist

212416

58

Journalists and Other Writers nec

212499

59

Accountant (General)

221111

2, 11, 13

60

Management Accountant

221112

2, 11, 13

61

Taxation Accountant

221113

2, 11, 13

62

Company Secretary

221211

63

External Auditor

221213

64

Internal Auditor

221214

65

Finance Broker

222112

66

Insurance Broker

222113

67

Financial Investment Adviser

222311

68

Human Resource Adviser

223111

2

69

Recruitment Consultant

223112

11, 13

70

Workplace Relations Adviser

223113

5

71

Actuary

224111

72

Mathematician

224112

73

Data Analyst

224114

74

Data Scientist

224115

75

Statistician

224116

76

Land Economist

224511

77

Valuer

224512

78

Organisation and Methods Analyst

224712

79

Management Consultant

224713

11, 13

80

Supply Chain Analyst

224714

81

Patents Examiner

224914

82

Information and Organisation Professionals nec

224999

83

Advertising Specialist

225111

84

Marketing Specialist

225113

6, 11

85

Content Creator (Marketing)

225114

86

ICT Account Manager

225211

87

ICT Business Development Manager

225212

88

ICT Sales Representative

225213

89

Public Relations Professional

225311

90

Sales Representative (Industrial Products)

225411

91

Sales Representative (Medical and Pharmaceutical Products)

225412

92

Technical Sales Representatives nec

225499

6

93

Aeroplane Pilot

231111

94

Flying Instructor

231113

95

Helicopter Pilot

231114

96

Air Transport Professionals nec

231199

97

Ship's Engineer

231212

98

Architect

232111

99

Landscape Architect

232112

100

Surveyor

232212

101

Cartographer

232213

102

Other Spatial Scientist

232214

103

Jewellery Designer

232313

104

Illustrator

232412

105

Multimedia Designer

232413

106

Web Designer

232414

107

Interior Designer

232511

108

Urban and Regional Planner

232611

109

Chemical Engineer

233111

110

Materials Engineer

233112

111

Civil Engineer

233211

112

Geotechnical Engineer

233212

113

Quantity Surveyor

233213

114

Structural Engineer

233214

115

Transport Engineer

233215

116

Electrical Engineer

233311

117

Electronics Engineer

233411

118

Industrial Engineer

233511

119

Mechanical Engineer

233512

120

Production or Plant Engineer

233513

121

Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)

233611

122

Petroleum Engineer

233612

123

Aeronautical Engineer

233911

124

Agricultural Engineer

233912

125

Biomedical Engineer

233913

126

Engineering Technologist

233914

127

Environmental Engineer

233915

128

Naval Architect \\ Marine Designer

233916

129

Engineering Professionals nec

233999

130

Agricultural Consultant

234111

131

Agricultural Research Scientist

234114

132

Agronomist

234115

133

Aquaculture or Fisheries Scientist

234116

134

Chemist

234211

135

Food Technologist

234212

136

Wine Maker

234213

137

Environmental Consultant

234312

138

Environmental Scientists nec

234399

139

Geologist

234411

140

Geophysicist

234412

141

Hydrogeologist

234413

142

Life Scientist (General)

234511

143

Biochemist

234513

144

Botanist

234515

145

Marine Biologist

234516

146

Entomologist

234521

147

Zoologist

234522

148

Life Scientists nec

234599

149

Respiratory Scientist

234612

150

Veterinarian

234711

151

Conservator

234911

152

Metallurgist

234912

153

Meteorologist

234913

154

Physicist

234914

155

Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec

234999

156

Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher

241111

157

Primary School Teacher

241213

158

Middle School Teacher \\ Intermediate School Teacher

241311

159

Secondary School Teacher

241411

160

Special Needs Teacher

241511

161

Teacher of the Hearing Impaired

241512

162

Teacher of the Sight Impaired

241513

163

Special Education Teachers nec

241599

164

University Lecturer

242111

165

Vocational Education Teacher \\ Polytechnic Teacher

242211

166

Education Reviewer

249112

167

Music Teacher (Private Tuition)

249214

168

Private Tutors and Teachers nec

249299

14

169

Dietitian

251111

170

Medical Diagnostic Radiographer

251211

171

Medical Radiation Therapist

251212

172

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

251213

173

Sonographer

251214

174

Occupational Health and Safety Adviser

251312

175

Optometrist

251411

176

Orthoptist

251412

177

Hospital Pharmacist

251511

178

Industrial Pharmacist

251512

179

Retail Pharmacist

251513

180

Orthotist or Prosthetist

251912

181

Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals nec

251999

182

Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner

252214

14

183

Complementary Health Therapists nec

252299

184

Dental Specialist

252311

185

Dentist

252312

186

Occupational Therapist

252411

187

Physiotherapist

252511

188

Podiatrist

252611

189

Audiologist

252711

190

Speech Pathologist \\ Speech Language Therapist

252712

191

General Practitioner

253111

192

Resident Medical Officer

253112

193

Anaesthetist

253211

194

Specialist Physician (General Medicine)

253311

195

Cardiologist

253312

196

Clinical Haematologist

253313

197

Medical Oncologist

253314

198

Endocrinologist

253315

199

Gastroenterologist

253316

200

Intensive Care Specialist

253317

201

Neurologist

253318

202

Paediatrician

253321

203

Renal Medicine Specialist

253322

204

Rheumatologist

253323

205

Thoracic Medicine Specialist

253324

206

Specialist Physicians nec

253399

207

Psychiatrist

253411

208

Surgeon (General)

253511

209

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

253512

210

Neurosurgeon

253513

211

Orthopaedic Surgeon

253514

212

Otorhinolaryngologist

253515

213

Paediatric Surgeon

253516

214

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

253517

215

Urologist

253518

216

Vascular Surgeon

253521

217

Dermatologist

253911

218

Emergency Medicine Specialist

253912

219

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

253913

220

Ophthalmologist

253914

221

Pathologist

253915

222

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist

253917

223

Radiation Oncologist

253918

224

Medical Practitioners nec

253999

225

Midwife

254111

226

Nurse Educator

254211

227

Nurse Researcher

254212

228

Nurse Practitioner

254411

229

Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

254412

230

Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)

254413

231

Registered Nurse (Community Health)

254414

232

Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)

254415

233

Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)

254416

234

Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)

254417

235

Registered Nurse (Medical)

254418

236

Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)

254421

237

Registered Nurse (Mental Health)

254422

238

Registered Nurse (Perioperative)

254423

239

Registered Nurse (Surgical)

254424

240

Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)

254425

241

Registered Nurses nec

254499

242

ICT Business Analyst

261111

243

Systems Analyst

261112

244

Multimedia Specialist

261211

245

Web Developer

261212

246

Analyst Programmer

261311

247

Developer Programmer

261312

248

Software Engineer

261313

249

Software Tester

261314

250

Cyber Security Engineer

261315

251

Devops Engineer

261316

252

Penetration Tester

261317

253

Software and Applications Programmers nec

261399

254

Database Administrator

262111

255

Systems Administrator

262113

256

Cyber Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist

262114

257

Cyber Security Advice and Assessment Specialist

262115

258

Cyber Security Analyst

262116

259

Cyber Security Architect

262117

260

Cyber Security Operations Coordinator

262118

261

Computer Network and Systems Engineer

263111

262

Network Administrator

263112

263

Network Analyst

263113

264

ICT Quality Assurance Engineer

263211

265

ICT Systems Test Engineer

263213

266

ICT Support and Test Engineers nec

263299

267

Telecommunications Network Engineer

263312

268

Barrister

271111

269

Intellectual Property Lawyer

271214

270

Judicial and Other Legal Professionals nec

271299

271

Solicitor

271311

272

Drug and Alcohol Counsellor

272112

273

Rehabilitation Counsellor

272114

274

Student Counsellor

272115

275

Clinical Psychologist

272311

276

Educational Psychologist

272312

277

Organisational Psychologist

272313

278

Psychotherapist

272314

279

Psychologists nec

272399

280

Translator

272413

281

Social Worker

272511

282

Recreation Officer \\ Recreation Coordinator

272612

283

Agricultural and Agritech Technician

311112

284

Animal Husbandry Technician

311113

285

Aquaculture or Fisheries Technician

311114

286

Irrigation Designer

311115

287

Anaesthetic Technician

311211

288

Cardiac Technician

311212

289

Pharmacy Technician

311215

290

Respiratory Technician

311217

291

Medical Technicians nec

311299

292

Meat Inspector

311312

293

Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer

311314

294

Primary Products Assurance and Inspection Officers nec

311399

295

Chemistry Technician

311411

296

Earth Science Technician

311412

297

Science Technicians nec

311499

298

Architectural Draftsperson

312111

299

Building Associate

312112

300

Building Inspector

312113

301

Construction Estimator

312114

302

Surveying or Spatial Science Technician

312116

303

Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians nec

312199

304

Civil Engineering Draftsperson

312211

305

Civil Engineering Technician

312212

306

Electrical Engineering Draftsperson

312311

307

Electrical Engineering Technician

312312

308

Electronic Engineering Technician

312412

309

Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson

312511

310

Mechanical Engineering Technician

312512

9

311

Maintenance Planner

312911

312

Metallurgical or Materials Technician

312912

313

Mine Deputy

312913

314

Other Draftsperson

312914

315

Building and Engineering Technicians nec

312999

316

Hardware Technician

313111

317

ICT Customer Support Officer

313112

318

Web Administrator

313113

319

ICT Support Technicians nec

313199

320

Telecommunications Field Engineer

313212

321

Telecommunications Network Planner

313213

322

Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist

313214

323

Automotive Electrician

321111

324

Motor Mechanic (General)

321211

325

Diesel Motor Mechanic

321212

326

Motorcycle Mechanic

321213

327

Small Engine Mechanic

321214

328

Electroplater

322112

329

Farrier

322113

330

Metal Casting Trades Worker

322114

331

Sheetmetal Worker

322211

332

Metal Fabricator

322311

333

Pressure Welder

322312

334

Welder (First Class)

322313

335

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)

323111

336

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)

323112

337

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures)

323113

338

Fitter (General)

323211

339

Fitter and Turner

323212

340

Fitter-Welder

323213

341

Metal Machinist (First Class)

323214

342

Textile, Clothing and Footwear Mechanic

323215

343

Metal Fitters and Machinists nec

323299

344

Locksmith

323313

345

Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer

323314

346

Engineering Patternmaker

323411

347

Toolmaker

323412

348

Panelbeater

324111

349

Vehicle Body Builder

324211

350

Vehicle Trimmer

324212

351

Vehicle Painter

324311

352

Bricklayer

331111

353

Stonemason

331112

354

Carpenter and Joiner

331211

355

Carpenter

331212

356

Joiner

331213

357

Floor Finisher

332111

358

Painter

332211

359

Glazier

333111

360

Plasterer (Wall and Ceiling)

333211

361

Renderer (Solid Plaster)

333212

362

Roof Tiler

333311

363

Wall and Floor Tiler

333411

364

Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber

334112

365

Drainer

334113

366

Gasfitter

334114

367

Roof Plumber

334115

368

Plumber (General)

334116

369

Fire Protection Plumber

334117

370

Electrician (General)

341111

371

Electrician (Special Class)

341112

372

Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic

342111

373

Electrical Linesworker \\ Electrical Line Mechanic

342211

374

Technical Cable Jointer

342212

375

Business Machine Mechanic

342311

376

Electronic Equipment Trades Worker

342313

377

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)

342314

378

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)

342315

379

Cabler (Data and Telecommunications)

342411

380

Telecommunications Cable Jointer

342412

381

Telecommunications Linesworker \\ Telecommunications Line mechanic

342413

382

Telecommunications Technician

342414

383

Baker

351111

10

384

Pastrycook

351112

10

385

Butcher or Smallgoods Maker

351211

386

Chef

351311

3, 4

387

Cook

351411

3, 4

388

Dog Handler or Trainer

361111

389

Horse Trainer

361112

390

Veterinary Nurse

361311

391

Nurseryperson

362411

392

Arborist

362511

393

Tree Worker

362512

394

Landscape Gardener

362711

395

Irrigation Technician

362712

396

Hairdresser

391111

397

Print Finisher

392111

398

Screen Printer

392112

399

Graphic Pre-press Trades Worker

392211

400

Printing Machinist

392311

401

Shoemaker

393114

402

Upholsterer

393311

403

Cabinet Maker

394112

404

Furniture Maker

394113

405

Furniture Finisher

394211

406

Picture Framer

394212

407

Wood Machinist

394213

408

Wood Machinists and Other Wood Trades Workers nec

394299

409

Boat Builder and Repairer

399111

410

Shipwright

399112

411

Chemical Plant Operator

399211

412

Gas or Petroleum Operator

399212

15

413

Power Generation Plant Operator

399213

414

Light Technician

399513

415

Sound Technician

399516

416

Performing Arts Technicians nec

399599

417

Signwriter

399611

418

Diver

399911

419

Optical Dispenser \\ Dispensing Optician

399913

420

Optical Mechanic

399914

421

Plastics Technician

399916

422

Fire Protection Equipment Technician

399918

423

Technicians and Trades Workers nec

399999

424

Ambulance Officer

411111

425

Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic

411112

426

Dental Hygienist

411211

427

Dental Prosthetist

411212

428

Dental Technician

411213

429

Dental Therapist

411214

430

Diversional Therapist

411311

431

Enrolled Nurse

411411

432

Massage Therapist

411611

7

433

Community Worker

411711

434

Family Support Worker

411713

435

Residential Care Officer

411715

436

Youth Worker

411716

437

Child Care Worker

421111

438

Out of School Hours Care Worker

421114

439

Hotel Service Manager

431411

440

Beauty Therapist

451111

441

Tour Guide

451412

442

Travel Consultant

451612

443

Flight Attendant

451711

444

Diving Instructor (Open Water)

452311

445

Other Sports Coach or Instructor (Wushu Martial Arts Coach or Yoga Instructor Only)

452317

14

446

Sports Development Officer

452321

447

Contract Administrator

511111

448

Program or Project Administrator

511112

449

Office Manager

512111

450

Legal Secretary

521212

451

Conveyancer

599111

452

Clerk of Court

599211

453

Insurance Loss Adjuster

599612

454

Clinical Coder

599915

455

Insurance Agent

611211

456

Retail Buyer

639211

6

\n```","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Applicable circumstances","content":"#### 7 Applicable circumstances\n\n (1) For the purposes of paragraph 2.72(9)(d) of the Regulations, the Applicable Circumstances List in the table under subsection (2) sets out the circumstances for determining whether an occupation listed in column 1 of an item of the Core Skills Occupation List applies to a Core Skills stream nominee.\n (2) The following table is the Applicable Circumstances List.\n\n```html\n

Applicable Circumstances List

Item

Column 1

Circumstance

1

(a) the position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD180,001; and

(b) if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.

2

The position is a clerical, bookkeeper or accounting clerk position.

3

The position is involved in mass production in a factory setting.

4

The position is in a limited service restaurant.

5

The position predominantly involves responsibility for low‑skilled tasks.

Example 1: Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.

Example 2: Truck driving.

6

The position:

(a) is based in a front‑line retail setting; or

(b) predominantly involves direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis; or

(c) predominantly involves selling educational courses to individual students; or

(d) is based in a call centre and does not require a significant technical knowledge of products.

7

The position:

(a) is not a full‑time position; or

(b) is not based in a therapeutic setting; or

(c) involves the provision of non‑medical relaxation massage; or

(d) is in a retail setting.

8

The position:

(a) is not located in a commercial building or shopping centre environment; or

(b) predominantly involves managing the provision of only one particular service to a facility or managing one particular relationship.

Example: Managing the cleaning contract for a facility but not other contracts relevant to the facility.

9

The position relates to retail mobile phone repairs or other small consumer mobile devices including tablets, smart watches, handheld gaming devices, portable media players etc.

10

The position relates to mass or standardised production (as opposed to specialist production), including the following:

(a) a position based in a franchise or factory;

(b) a position that:

(i) involves full or partial production of food product for distribution to another location; or

(ii) predominantly involves the use of pre‑prepared food product from another location.

11

The position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000.

12

(a) the position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000; and

(b) if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.

(c) the position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees; and

(i) if the nominee is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.

13

The position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees.

14

The position is not provided for under an International Trade Obligation

15

The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD120,000.

16

The position is a brothel keeper.

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Mechanically this both broadens the set of named occupations (the table lists hundreds of occupations) and narrows the circumstances in which those occupations will actually apply to particular positions by adding multiple exclusion tests tied to pay, turnover, employee count, business setting and the nature of transfers (sections 6–8). The net effect is a change of scope: more occupations are nominally listed, but their practical applicability is more tightly conditional than a simple list would suggest, increasing the role of factual tests and administrative vetting relative to a bare occupation list."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive Core Skills Occupation List: 456 listed items (items numbered 1–456) each mapping an occupation title to a 6‑digit ANZSCO code (section 6(3) table).","Cross‑references to an Applicable Circumstances List: many occupations include one or more numeric references in column 3 that link to 16 separate circumstance tests (section 7(2)).","Multiple conditional rules: occupations apply 'subject to' subsection 6(2) (which triggers the Applicable Circumstances exclusions), plus separate rule in section 8 that applies those circumstances to Specialist Skills stream nominees.","Definitions and fixed ANZSCO edition: ANZSCO is fixed to the ABS version in force on 23 November 2022 (section 4), requiring alignment of job‑task mapping to that edition.","Nested factual thresholds: several circumstances require numeric or threshold determinations (nominated annual earnings < AUD180,001 or < AUD120,000; turnover < AUD1,000,000; fewer than 5 employees) (Applicable Circumstances items 1, 11–13, 15).","Mixed objective and subjective tests: 'predominantly involves', 'front‑line retail setting', 'significant technical knowledge' and 'limited service restaurant' are factually textured and can be open to interpretation (Applicable Circumstances items 4, 5, 6, 8, 10).","Interaction with international trade obligations and intra‑corporate transfer rules: several circumstances carve out or include transfers depending on treaty coverage (Applicable Circumstances items 1, 12).","Transitional and saving provision referencing prior instrument LIN 19/048 (section 10) — adds temporal complexity for applications straddling the commencement date.","Connection to parent regulations: instrument is made under subregulation 2.72(9) of the Migration Regulations 1994 and modifies how paragraph/subparagraphs are applied — users must read the Regulations together with this instrument.","Large volume of data for implementers: the occupation table plus circumstances produce a combinatorial number of factual permutations for decision‑makers and sponsors to consider."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanics)\n\n- Specifies which occupations count for two streams of the Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa: the Core Skills stream and the Specialist Skills stream. (See section 6 and section 8.)\n- Implements that specification by listing occupations (by title and 6‑digit ANZSCO code) in a Core Skills Occupation List. Each listed occupation may have a number in a third column that points to an \"applicable circumstance\" that can stop the occupation applying in a particular job. (See section 6(3) and section 7(2).)\n- Defines key terms used by the instrument, including which edition of ANZSCO applies (the ABS version in force on 23 November 2022) and short definitions such as \"limited service restaurant\" and \"university lecturer\". (See section 4.)\n- Lists 16 detailed \"Applicable Circumstances\" (section 7) — concrete factual situations (for example, nominated salary below certain thresholds, retail front‑line roles, positions in very small businesses, roles based in factory mass production or limited service restaurants) that, if they apply to a particular position, mean the occupation in the Core Skills list does not apply to that nominee.\n- States that if any Applicable Circumstance applies to a Specialist Skills stream nominee’s position, the occupation will not apply to that Specialist Skills nominee. (See section 8.)\n- Applies to nominations lodged on or after the instrument starts, and preserves the earlier LIN 19/048 rules for nominations made before commencement. (See sections 9–10.)\n\nWho is affected\n\n- Employers (sponsors) who nominate overseas workers for Subclass 482 Skills in Demand visas in the Core Skills and Specialist Skills streams. They must pick a listed occupation and ensure their position does not fall into any disqualifying \"applicable circumstance\" (sections 6, 7, 8).\n- Visa applicants/nominees for those two streams: whether a nominated occupation is accepted depends on (a) the occupation title and ANZSCO code and (b) whether any of the listed applicable circumstances apply to the particular job.\n- Small businesses and low‑paid positions are particularly affected because several circumstances turn on business turnover, number of employees, or nominated earnings (see items 1, 11–13, 15 in section 7).\n\nWhy it matters (practical effects and incentives)\n\n- Certainty and compliance: The instrument converts a plain list of occupations into an administrable rule‑set keyed to ANZSCO codes and a closed set of factual circumstances. Sponsors must (a) match the job tasks to the 6‑digit ANZSCO tasks (section 6(1)(c)), and (b) check the applicable circumstances table to see if the occupation is excluded for that post. That creates record‑keeping and evidentiary tasks (proof of turnover, employee headcount, whether role is front‑line retail, nominated earnings, whether an intra‑corporate transfer is covered by an international trade obligation, etc.).\n- Behavioural incentives for employers: Employers who want to use a listed occupation but risk exclusion can respond by changing job design, pay, hours, location, or the legal structure of the posting (for example, altering nominated earnings, or avoiding a \"limited service restaurant\" formatting) to avoid a disqualifying circumstance. (See Applicable Circumstances 1, 4, 6.)\n- Targeting/triaging of roles: The instrument distinguishes higher‑skilled managerial, professional and specialist occupations (many listed) from lower‑skilled or routine roles by attaching disqualifying circumstances for the latter (for example, \"predominantly involves low‑skilled tasks\" or roles in mass production). That changes which employers can rely on the Core or Specialist streams for particular worker categories. (See items 3, 5, 10 in section 7.)\n\nTrade‑offs, costs and implementation risks\n\n- Administrative burden: Sponsors and department officers must apply a large table (hundreds of occupations) and cross‑check multiple factual tests (earnings thresholds, turnover and employee counts, retail vs non‑retail, whether the role is part of a mass production/franchise model, whether a transfer is caught by an international trade obligation). (See sections 4, 6, 7.)\n- Measurement and verification risk: Several applicable circumstances require factual determinations that can be borderline or variable over time (e.g. \"predominantly involves\" tests; whether a business is \"based in a front‑line retail setting\" or \"a limited service restaurant\"). Those create scope for inconsistent decision‑making and appeals. (See Applicable Circumstances 5, 6, 8.)\n- Substitution effects and opportunity cost: Employers may prefer to redesign roles, reclassify duties, increase or decrease nominated pay, or change business size metrics to fit within the instrument’s allowed cases. That will shift hiring, potentially increasing use of contractors, different job titles or relocation of roles to different legal entities.\n- Concentrated vs diffuse effects: The instrument lists many professional and specialist occupations (medical specialists, engineers, ICT, lawyers, academics etc.). 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