Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115:clause:2_5:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 5 (pt 5/68)
Character Range: 1888535–1891270

the applicant's nominated skilled occupation.

485.223
  When the application was made, it was accompanied by evidence that the applicant had applied for an assessment of the applicant's skills for the nominated skilled occupation by a relevant assessing authority for that occupation.

485.224
 (1) The skills of the applicant for the applicant's nominated skilled occupation have been assessed, during the last 3 years, by a relevant assessing authority for the occupation as suitable for that occupation.
 (1A) If the assessment is expressed to be valid for a particular period, that period has not ended.
 (2) If the applicant's skills were assessed on the basis of a qualification obtained in Australia while the applicant held a student visa, the qualification was obtained as a result of studying a registered course.
485.23—Criteria for Post‑Higher Education Work stream
Note: These criteria are only for applicants seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 485 visa in the Post‑Higher Education Work stream.

485.231
 (1A) This clause does not apply to an applicant who meets the requirements of clause 485.232, 485.233, 485.234 or 485.235.
 (1B) The applicant, in the period of 6 months immediately before the day the application was made, completed one or more degrees for award by Australian educational institutions as a result of a course or courses:
 (a) that are registered courses; and
 (b) that were completed in a total of at least 16 calendar months; and
 (c) that were completed as a result of a total of at least 2 academic years study; and
 (d) for which all instruction was conducted in English; and
 (e) that the applicant undertook while in Australia as the holder of a visa authorising the applicant to study.
Note: For the definition of degree, see clause 485.111.
 (1) Each degree mentioned in subclause (1B) is held by the applicant, and is a degree of a kind specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this subclause.
 (2) Each degree mentioned in subclause (1B) was conferred or awarded by an educational institution specified by the Minister in an instrument in writing for this subclause.

485.232
 (1) This clause applies to an applicant for a visa (the second visa):
 (a) who held a Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa (the first visa) in the Post‑Study Work stream or the Post‑Higher Education Work stream when the application for the second visa was made; and
 (b) who was granted the first visa on the basis of study undertaken in a regional centre or other regional area at an educational institution located in the regional centre or other regional area; and
 (c) who declared in the application for the second visa that the applicant, and any member