457 Visa Changes target the Cultural Sector

It has come to our attention that 457 Visa changes will affect the Cultural Sector. The list of “removed occupations” includes:

• Actor;
• Actors, Dancers, and Other Enter Entertainers NEC;
• Art Director (Film, Television, or Stage);
• Artistic Director;
• Author;
• Community Arts Worker;
• Composer;
• Director of Photography;
• Entertainer or Variety Artist;
• Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors;
• Gallery or Museum Technician;
• Historian;
• Music Director;
• Music Professionals NEC;
• Painter (Visual Arts);
• Potter or ceramic artist;
• Sculptor [actually spelled “sculpter” in the document!];
• Television Presenter.
Lowensteins is looking into this issue and will report further as more details become available. For more details, visit http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/Skills-assessment-and-assessing-authorities/skilled-occupations-lists/removed-skilled-occupations