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Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of the temporary skilled migration income threshold and the salary above which paragraphs 2.72(10)(c) and 2.72(10)(cc) and regulation 2.79 do not apply - IMMI 09/112

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This instrument sets two dollar thresholds that govern access to Australia’s temporary skilled visas. A $45,220 minimum (TSMIT) is the wage floor employers must meet to prevent undercutting local pay and conditions. A $180,000 threshold exempts employers from labour‑market testing and certain nomination limits, fast‑tracking hires for high‑paid specialists. It mainly affects employers, skilled migrants and recruiters negotiating salary packages.

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Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of the temporary skilled migration income threshold and the salary above which paragraphs 2.72(10)(c) and 2.72(10)(cc) and regulation 2.79 do not apply - IMMI 09/112

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Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

SPECIFICATION OF

THE TEMPORARY SKILLED MIGRATION INCOME THRESHOLD AND

THE SALARY ABOVE WHICH PARAGRAPHS 2.72(10)(c) AND 2.72(10)(cc) AND REGULATION 2.79 DO NOT APPLY

(PARAGRAPH 2.72(10)(cc), SUBREGULATION 2.72(10AB) and PARAGRAPH 2.79(1A)(b))

I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 2.72(10)(cc), subregulation 2.72(10AB) and paragraph 2.79(1A)(b) of Part 2A to the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations):

SPECIFY, for the purposes of paragraph 2.72(10)(cc) of the Regulations, that the temporary skilled migration income threshold is $45,220; and
SPECIFY, for the purposes of subregulation 2.72(10AB) and paragraph 2.79(1A)(b) of the Regulations, annual earnings of $180,000.

This Instrument, IMMI 09/112, commences on 14 September 2009.

Dated 10 September 2009

CHRIS EVANS

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

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1 Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of the temporary skilled migration income threshold and the salary above which paragraphs 2.72(10)(c) and 2.72(10)(cc) and regulation 2.79 do not apply - IMMI 09/112