Business Skills – Changes to Senior Manager definition
From the 1 July 2009, DIAC will be changing the policy relating to the senior manager provisions of the State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner subclass 163. The purpose of the policy changes is to enable applicants & migration agents to prepare visa applications where the the main visa applicant does not own a business but has the relevant skills and experience to own and operate a successful business in Australia. The new changes will clarify the definition of a “senior manager” in relation to management experience, relevant experience in absence of formal qualifications and management duties relating to the day to day running of a business.
The relevant clause covered by these changes is clause 163.111 and subclass 163.212(b) of the Migration Regulations 1994 and defined in Section 9 of PAM3 Sch2 Visa 163.
If anyone has a question regarding the changes please email me.
Kind regards,
Mege Dalton
Registered Migration Agent (MARN 0501113)



