Goldfields DAMA

The Goldfields DAMA covers the Goldfields and Esperance regions of Western Australia with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder as Designated Area Representative. The Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission reports 145 eligible occupations in hospitality, health and social services, mining, construction and transport, including 20 occupations added in April 2024 such as enrolled nurse, motor mechanic, scaffolder and truck driver. The Department of Home Affairs has extended the agreement to 31 December 2026.

The concessions page sets out six occupations outside ANZSCO (asphalt technician, process technician, rope access technician, sound and light technician, bar attendant supervisor and waiter supervisor), reduced work experience requirements by skill level, and an English concession of IELTS 5.0 overall with no minimum band for the subclass 482 and 494 visas (no band below 4.0 for the subclass 186) on the occupations in Table 10. Seventeen occupations in Table 9, among them aged or disabled carer, cook, child care worker and personal care assistant, may access a TSMIT/CSIT concession of 10% against the $79,423 threshold, either as reduced monetary earnings (Type 1) or with non-monetary benefits making up the difference (Type 2).

Labour market testing evidence is required at endorsement, labour agreement and nomination: at least two genuine advertisements in Australia, in English, of at least 28 days each, within the 12 months before the nomination, each stating that the role is a full time contract living and working in the Goldfields DAMA region and, for salaries under $96,400, the salary range.