Relaxation of student visa work limits
Students can now work for more than 40 hours a fortnight if they are employed by an organisation or business in the following areas:
• Aged care (in an Approved Provider or Commonwealth-funded aged care service provider with a RACS ID or a NAPS ID)
• A registered National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider
• Agriculture
• Tourism and hospitality
Special provisions have also been made for students who work in a supermarket, or associated distribution facility, located in an area impacted by COVID-19 lockdown restrictions for the duration of the lockdown.
• In addition, students enrolled in a health care related course, who are supporting the health effort against COVID-19, as directed by health officials, will be able to work beyond 40 hours per fortnight.
This temporary measure will be reviewed in the course of managing the COVID-19 outbreak.