Industry Labour Agreement
Advertising Industry Labour Agreement
Advertising Industry Labour Agreement: five ANZSCO occupations, MFA and ACA endorsement, AUD85,000 minimum salary, 482 and 186 after three years.
Administered By
Department of Home Affairs
Key Benefit
Sponsorship of five listed advertising occupations on the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482), with subclass 186 after a three year transitional period
Eligible occupations
Home Affairs lists five occupations for this agreement and nothing outside them can be nominated under it. The terms are set and non-negotiable.
Occupations Covered
Advertising Specialist (ANZSCO 225111), Graphic Designer (232411), Copywriter (212411), Multimedia Designer (232413), Web Developer (261212)
The request process
Endorsement comes before the request: the Media Federation of Australia and Advertising Council Australia must endorse the agency, and labour market testing evidence is lodged with the agreement request itself. The Department's template terms then apply without negotiation.
What the Advertising Industry Labour Agreement provides
The Advertising Industry Labour Agreement covers five occupations as Home Affairs lists them: Advertising Specialist (ANZSCO 225111), Graphic Designer (ANZSCO 232411), Copywriter (ANZSCO 212411), Multimedia Designer (ANZSCO 232413) and Web Developer (ANZSCO 261212). Workers are sponsored on the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482), with the Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) available after a three year transitional period.
The agreement carries its own salary floor rather than a concession: the worker must be employed full time and paid guaranteed annual earnings of at least AUD85,000, at market salary rates for the position. English is the Core Skills stream standard of the subclass 482 visa, and there is no age limit for the subclass 482, while subclass 186 applicants must be no more than 45 at the time of application. Nominees need at least three years of relevant work experience for a subclass 482 nomination and six years for a subclass 186 nomination.
Access depends on endorsement by the Media Federation of Australia and Advertising Council Australia before the agreement is requested, and labour market testing evidence must accompany the request. Home Affairs states the terms and conditions are set and non-negotiable. Facts on this page were checked against the Home Affairs industry labour agreements page (last updated by the Department on 23 June 2026) on 25 September 2026.
Visa Plan Lawyers and the Advertising Industry Labour Agreement
Visa Plan Lawyers prepares the MFA and ACA endorsement material, the labour market testing record and the ImmiAccount request for agencies, and then runs the subclass 482 nominations and the subclass 186 nominations that become available after the transitional period.
Reviewed by Visa Plan Lawyers · Last updated: September 2026 · Agreement terms are set by the Department of Home Affairs and change without notice. General information only, not legal advice.