On 18 March 2018, the 457 visa era finally came to an end, and the long-awaited Temporary Skills Shortage Subclass 482 visa was officially implemented.

With this came the release of the relevant legislation involving all the changes, we will endeavour to provide a detailed analysis of the changes in the coming days.

Please refer below for a link to the government’s media release on the implementation of the 482 visa:

http://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/alantudge/Pages/government-delivers-next-wave-of-reform-on-457-visas.aspx