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a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa on or after 18 April 2017;
(b) was in Australia for at least 12 months between 1 February 2020 and 14 December 2021; and
(c) applied for the Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa on or before 30 June 2024.

[4] Section 5, definition of pro rata threshold
      Repeal the definition.

[5] Section 5, definition of regional medical practitioner applicant
      Repeal the definition, substitute:
    regional medical practitioner applicant, in relation to an application for a visa, means a person in relation to whom all of the following paragraphs apply:
(a) the nominated position to which the visa application relates is located in a designated regional area;
(b) during the 3 years ending immediately before the day the visa application was made the person spent at least 2 years (whether made up of a continuous period or 2 or more non‑consecutive periods) employed, as a medical practitioner, at a place or places that, at the time, were located in a designated regional area;
(c) during the 3 years immediately before the day the visa application was made, the person held one or more of the following for a total period of at least 2 years:
              (i) a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa; or
              (ii) a Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa.

[6] Section 5, definition of Subclass 457/482 coronavirus concession worker
      Repeal the definition.

[7] Section 5, paragraph (a) of the definition of Subclass 457/482 worker
      Omit "at all times"
      After "employed" insert:
        for a period of at least 2 years

[8] Section 5, paragraph (b) of the definition of Subclass 457/482 worker
      Omit "3", substitute "2"

[9] Section 5, paragraph (c) of the definition of Subclass 457/482 worker
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(c) during the 3 years immediately before the day the visa application was made, the person held one or more of the following for a total period of at least 2 years:
              (i) a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa; or
              (ii) a Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa.

[10] Section 5A, Coronavirus employment change
      Repeal the section.

[11] Paragraph 6(1)(da)
      Repeal the paragraph.

[12] Paragraph 7(1)(da)
      Repeal the paragraph.

[13] At the end of Part 3
      Insert:

12 Amendments made by LIN 23/078
       (1) The amendments of this instrument made by items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11 and 12 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Expanding Access to Temporary Residence Transition Stream) Instrument (LIN 23/078) 2023 apply in relation to applications made on or after the commencement of that Schedule.
       (2) The amendments of this instrument made by items 5, 7, 8 and 9 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Expanding Access to