Compilation of Migration Regulations 1994, dated 30 September 2021, incorporates the amendments made by Migration Amendment (Australian Agriculture Workers) Regulations 2021 [“the Regulations”], to introduce a new Australian Agriculture Worker (AAW) stream under the Subclass 403 Temporary Work International Relations visa, to provide for the overseas workers to enter Australia and to support the government objective to fill labour shortages in primary industry sector including horticulture, meat processing, dairy, wool, grains, fisheries including aquaculture and forestry.
The amendments state that the visa applicants who are the participants of the Australian Agriculture Worker Program (the AAWP) and the visa applicants sponsored by an employer who is a participant of AAWP will be eligible for the Australian Agriculture Worker (AAW) stream under the Subclass 403 Temporary Work International Relations visa. Bilateral agreements with foreign countries, negotiated by the Department of Home Affairs and Trade will be the basis to enact AAWP. Only the visa applicants of a country who is a party to contract under the AAWP are eligible under this stream.
The compilation is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation on 21 October 2021 and commenced on 30 September 2021. It is currently in force.
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