Commencing on 24 Nov 2020
Exempt certain SC 186/187 applicants for the TRT stream from having to satisfy the age requirements. This Instrument creates a new class of persons exempt from the age requirement – the coronavirus concession worker.
Those SC 457 and SC 482 visa holders who were previously exempt from age requirements when applying under the TRT stream for SC 186 and 187 visas on the basis of earning at the Fair Work High Income Threshold will continue to be eligible for the age exemption, despite their earnings being affected by a coronavirus employment change. A pro-rata income threshold for the period when their earnings were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic may be applied where required.
Coronavirus concession workers – this Instrument creates this new class of workers and defines these as SC 457/482 workers who would have been specified ‘Subclass 457/482’ workers eligible for the age exemption on coronavirus pandemic.
