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Establishment of the Pacific Labour Scheme Stream in Subclass 403 Visa

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryAustralia
Operative dateJuly 1, 2018
CategoryWork authorization
Policy toolBilateral temporary labour mobility stream
Affected groupApplicants seeking to participate in the pacific labour scheme endorsed by foreign affairs

Policy effect

Created the Pacific Labour Scheme stream within the Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa, establishing eligibility, sponsorship, endorsement, and visa conditions for participants.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Created the Pacific Labour Scheme stream within the Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations)) visa, establishing eligibility, sponsorship, endorsement, and visa conditions for participants.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

After Subdivision 403.26 of Schedule 2 Insert: 403.27—Criteria for the Pacific Labour Scheme stream … The amendments of these Regulations made by Schedule 1 to the Migration Amendment (Pacific Labour Scheme) Regulations 2018 apply in relation to visa applications made on or after 1 July 2018.
Australian Federal Register of LegislationOpen official source
Retrieved from https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L00829/asmade/2018-06-21/text/original/pdf

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