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From 1 March 2014, State or Territory Nominated visas (subclass 190) will no longer be subject to occupational ceiling limitations set by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (“DIBP”).

The ceiling on 457 Nominations has now been abolished for standard business sponsors.

The Immigration Department has announced that applications certified as “Decision Ready” by Migration Agents will no longer receive priority processing.

The article titled ICT Work Experience Assessments by the Australian Computer Society dated 28 June 2013 addressed the criteria for skills assessment when applying to the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

In December 2012 the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (“DIAC”) released a discussion paper proposing a range of changes to the subclass 457 visa program.

On 23 November 2013 laws in relation to labour market testing under the subclass 457 visa scheme came into effect.