Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01621:clause:2_5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01621
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 5
Character Range: 5903–7198

5  Section 5 (definition of Subclass 457/482 worker)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
Subclass 457/482 worker, in relation to an application for a visa, means a person in relation to whom the following applies:
 (a) during the 3 years ending immediately before the day the visa application was made, the person was employed for a total period of at least 2 years in one or more positions related to a nomination approved under section 140GB of the Act; and
 (b) for each of those 2 years, the person's earnings for the year were equal to or greater than the high income threshold (as applying at the end of the year); and
 (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;
 (ii) a Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa;
 (iii) a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa; or
 (iv)  if the last substantive visa held by the applicant was a visa mentioned in paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii)—a bridging visa granted on the basis that the person was an applicant for a visa mentioned in paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii), a Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa or a Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa.