These updates to the occupation lists for temporary and permanent skilled visas came into effect from January 17th 2018.
“These changes have been made to reflect the skills needs of the Australian labour market, and to continue to support Australian businesses to address skills shortages that they are unable to fill locally,” the Home Affairs website said.
Check: CHANGES MADE TO THE SKILLED OCCUPATIONS LISTS
With the changes, the department also announced they were currently developing a new regional occupations list which will be introduced with the new Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) visa to support the regional employers.
TSS visa is replacing the 457 visa which was abolished in April 2017.
“A new regional occupations list is currently under development. This additional list will come into effect with the introduction of the new Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) visa in March 2018 and will help ensure regional employers are well supported.
“In March 2018, the subclass 457 program will be closed and replaced by the new, more targeted TSS visa,” the website said.
