The Migration Amendment (Skilled Visa Reform Technical Measures) Instrument 2025 (LIN 25/110) introduces a series of technical updates to clarify occupation lists and assessing authorities for skilled visas.
The instrument commenced on 3 November 2025 for Immigration, aimed at updating occupation codes, caveats, and assessing authorities to support accurate processing of skilled visa applications under the Migration Regulations 1994.
Key changes include:
- Subclass 482 Visa Occupations
- Corrected the six-digit ANZSCO code for the occupation of Management Consultant, ensuring alignment with current classification standards.
- Subclass 186 Visa Occupations and Assessing Authorities
- Caveats 11 and 13 now apply to Management Consultant positions, meaning these roles cannot be in businesses with an annual turnover of less than AUD 1,000,000 or fewer than five employees.
- The list of relevant assessing authorities has been updated for clarity and consistency.
- Subclass 494 Visa Assessing Authorities
- Updates reflect that the Australian Community Workers Association is now known as Community Work Australia.
- Other clarifications were made to the assessing authority table, ensuring alignment with the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List and the Regional Occupation List.
Click here: LIN 25/110 – Migration Amendment (Skilled Visa Reform Technical Measures) Instrument 2025