SOL 2016-17 Announced

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The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) have released the new Skilled Occupations List (SOL) for 2016-17.

This list will come into effect from 1st July, 2016.

The Skilled Occupations List is used for 189 (Skilled Independent Visa), 489 (Skilled Regional Provisional Visa) and 485 (Graduate Temporary Visa) visa applications.

The DIBP have also released the Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List (CSOL) which is used for 190 (Skilled Nominated Visa), 457 (Temporary Work Skilled Visa) and 186 (Employer Nominated Scheme) visa applications.

Any big changes?

At first glance, most of the occupations mentioned in previous list are still listed under the 2016-2017 SOL

The downturn in the mining / oil and gas industry appears to have had an impact and the dentistry professions seems particularly hard hit:

Key roles removed from the 2016-2017 SOL include:

• Mining Engineers (excluding petroleum) [233611] • Petroleum Engineers [233612] • metallurgists [234912] • Environmental Health Officers [251311] • Occupational Health & Safety Advisers [251312] • Dental Hygienists [411211] • Dental Prosthetists [411212] • dental Technicians [411213] • dental Therapists [411214]

Key additions/occupations added to the 2016-2017 SOL:

Orthotists and Prosthetists [251912] Audiologists [252711]

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Update: 19 April 2017: Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)

Note that the SOL will be replaced with a new list referred to as the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List or MLTSSL. You can view the current MLTSSL here

Australian Skilled Occupations List for 2016 -2017

Here’s the full SOL 2016-17 below.

SCHEDULE 1

2016-17 Skilled Occupation List (SOL)

(Specification of occupations, countries, and assessing authorities for the purposes of paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, specification of occupations and assessing authorities for the purposes of paragraphs 6 and 7 and specification of occupations and their corresponding 6-digit code for the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 8 of this instrument)

SCHEDULE 2

Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List (CSOL)

(Specification of occupations, countries, and assessing authorities for the purposes of paragraph 5, specification of occupations and assessing authorities for the purposes of paragraphs 6 and 7 and specification of occupations and their corresponding 6-digit code for the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 8 of this instrument)

NOTES 

FOR SCHEDULE 1 AND SCHEDULE 2

1. ANZSCO means the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and current as at
   1 July 2016.
2. nec means “not elsewhere classified”.
3. * Judges and Magistrates are appointed positions, appointed by the Attorney General’s Department.
4. ** Tribunal Member comprises a large number of different positions appointed by different relevant agencies.
5. *** indicates that, despite paragraphs 2, 5 and 6, for a nomination or visa application for a Subclass 457 visa or a Subclass 186 visa, the occupation excludes positions in Fast Food or Takeaway Food Service.
6. **** indicates that Minister of Religion is specified as a skilled occupation only for the purposes of paragraph 2.72I(5)(ba) of the Regulations, and only in relation to an application for a Subclass 402 Training and Research visa. Minister of Religion is not specified as a skilled occupation in relation to any other visa subclass, despite paragraphs 2, 5, 6 and 8.
7. The acronyms used to refer to an Assessing Authority mean:

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