In April 2017 the Government introduced extensive changes to the Subclass 457 Visa Program including the introduction of new Occupations Lists.

On 1 July 2017, the new Occupations Lists were again changed and introduced to multiple Visa Program including General Skilled and Employer Nominated Permanent Residency Visa.

Unlike, the previous Skilled Occupations List and Consolidated Skilled Occupations List which applied across multiple Visa Categories, there are now separate Occupations Lists which apply to different Visa Categories.