1Migration Regulations 1994 - Minimum Salary Levels and Occupations for the Temporary Business Long Stay Visa Notice 2008

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Minimum Salary Levels and Occupations for the Temporary Business Long Stay Visa Notice 2008

Migration Regulations 1994

I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, make this Notice under the definition of minimum salary level in regulation 1.20B, paragraph 1.20CB(1)(i), subregulation 1.20G (2) and subparagraph 1.20GA (1) (a) (i) of the Migration Regulations 1994.

Dated 25 July 2008

CHRIS EVANS

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

1 Name of Notice

This Notice is the Minimum Salary Levels and Occupations for the Temporary Business Long Stay Visa Notice 2008.

2 Commencement

This Notice commences on 1 August 2008.

3 Revocation of Instrument number IMMI 08/021

Instrument number IMMI 08/021, made on 23 June 2008, is revoked.

4 Definition

In this Notice:

Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.

5 Specification of occupations for subregulation 1.20G (2)

Each occupation listed in Schedules A and B is specified for subregulation 1.20G (2) of the Regulations.

6 Specification of occupations for subparagraph 1.20GA (1) (a) (i)

Each occupation listed in Schedules C and D is specified for subparagraph 1.20GA (1) (a) (i) of the Regulations.

7 Minimum salary level

(1) This item specifies the method for working out a level of salary at any point in time for the definition of minimum salary level in regulation 1.20B of the Regulations and the minimum salary for paragraph 1.20CB(1)(i).

(2) For this item, a level of salary must be paid on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis.

(3) If:

(a) a person holds a Subclass 457 Business (Long Stay) visa; and

(b) the person works, on average, more than 38 hours per week in a period;

the person’s minimum salary level, for the period, is:

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where:

ABS is the person’s applicable base salary.

HW is the number of hours worked by the person in the period.

Note The denominator 1982.745 represents the number of working hours in an average year, based on a 38 hour working week and taking into account leap years.

(4) If:

(a) a person holds a Subclass 457 Business (Long Stay) visa; and