Migration (LIN 19/049: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities—Subclass 186 Visa) Instrument 2019
8Determining whether certain occupations apply to an identified person
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8 Determining whether certain occupations apply to an identified person
(1) For the purposes of subregulation 5.19(11) of the Regulations, the following table sets out the circumstances for determining whether certain occupations listed in column 1 of an item of the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List apply to an identified person.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableheading" style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Applicable circumstances</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:3pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Circumstance</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position does not require a minimum of 2 years’ relevant work experience.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">3</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000; and</span></p><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) if the identified person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies</span><span style="font-size:10pt">.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD80,000; and</span></p><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) if the identified person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD180,001; and</span></p><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) if the identified person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position is a clerical, bookkeeper or accounting clerk position.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">7</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position is involved in mass production in a factory setting.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">8</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position is in a limited service restaurant.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">9</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position predominantly involves responsibility for low</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">skilled tasks.</span></p><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Example 1: Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.</span></p><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Example 2: Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.</span></p><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Example 3: Truck driving.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position is not located in regional Australia (within the meaning of subregulation</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5.19(16) of the Regulations).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">11</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position:</span></p><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) is based in a front</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">line retail setting; or</span></p><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) predominantly involves direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">12</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position:</span></p><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) is not a full</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">time position; or</span></p><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) is not based in a therapeutic setting; or</span></p><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(c) involves the provision of non</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">medical relaxation massage; or</span></p><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(d) is in a retail setting.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position predominantly involves hairdressing or beauty therapy related non</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">managerial tasks.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">14</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position:</span></p><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) is not located in a commercial building or shopping centre environment; or</span></p><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) predominantly involves managing the provision of only one particular service to a facility or managing one particular relationship.</span></p><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Example: Managing the cleaning contract for a facility but not other contracts relevant to the facility.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">15</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position:</span></p><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) is based in a front</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">line retail setting; or</span></p><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) is based in a call centre and does not require a significant technical knowledge of products; or</span></p><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(c) predominantly involves selling educational courses to individual students.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">16</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position relates to mobile phone repairs.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">17</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position relates to mass or standardised production (as opposed to specialist production), including the following:</span></p><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) a position based in a franchise or factory;</span></p><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) a position that:</span></p><p class="LDTableP3A" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(i) involves full or partial production of food product for distribution to another location; or</span></p><p class="LDTableP3A" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(ii) predominantly involves the use of pre</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">prepared food product from another location.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">18</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position relates to animal husbandry, including caring for livestock on a farm.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">19</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">20</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) The position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000; and</span></p><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) if the identified person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">21</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">22</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(a) the position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees; and</span></p><p class="LDTableP1a" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(b) if the identified person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">23</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD90,000.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8%; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">25</span></p></td><td style="width:92%; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="LDTabletext" style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The position has nominated annual earnings of less than AUD120,000.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```