ATO and Immigration Data Matching for Salary Check
1 December 2017 – Data Matching Introduced - DIBP will start collecting Tax File Numbers (TFN) for existing 457 visa holders for the purpose of cross checking salary against earnings declared on a recent 457 nomination.

Migration (IMMI 17/101): Arrangements for Partner and Prospective Marriage Visa Applications) Instrument 2017
17/11/2017 - This instrument provides for the use of specified online forms for visa applications and removes the in-person lodgement option for specified Partner visas, with paper applications accepted only in compelling circumstances. This is in line with the proposed amendments to the Migration Regulations, which allows the required application form and address for lodgement of a visa application to be specified in the instrument. More...

Migration (IMMI 17/100): Arrangements for Parent Visa Applications) Instrument 2017
17/11/2017 - This instrument removes the in-person lodgement option for parent visa applications and specifies lodgement of those applications by post or courier to the specified addresses. This correlates with the proposed amendments to the Migration Regulations, which vary the requirements for making a valid application for certain Parent visas to allow the required application form and address for lodgement of a visa to be specified in an instrument. More...