The specified work rules change more often than most guides get updated. This log records every change we track, newest first, with the official source for each. Rules last checked 12 August 2026.
1 July 2026417 & 462
The Working Holiday (417) and Work and Holiday (462) visa application charges increased from 1 July 2026 (first visa AUD 920; second and third visas AUD 1,000). The specified work categories, eligible areas and day requirements did not change.
5 April 2025417 & 462
The Migration Legislation Amendment (Specified Work and Areas for Subclass 417 and 462 Visas) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00485) expanded the declared areas where flood, cyclone and severe weather recovery work counts as specified work. The current compilations of LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013 (Compilation No. 3) date from this change.
1 July 2024417
Under LIN 24/039, UK passport holders (British Citizen or British National (Overseas) nationality) applying for a second or third Working Holiday (417) visa on or after 1 July 2024 no longer need to meet the specified work requirement.
2 February 2024417 & 462
LIN 24/020 extended the recovery-work category to cover cyclones and other severe weather events (not just floods), and updated the declared areas in both instruments.
1 July 2022417 & 462
LIN 22/050 added postcodes 4406, 4416, 4498 and 7215 to the tourism and hospitality areas, made bushfire recovery work eligible whether paid or volunteer, and introduced the flood recovery category (work after 31 December 2021).
5 March 2022417 & 462
LIN 22/012 (subclass 417) and LIN 22/013 (subclass 462) commenced, replacing the previous instruments and consolidating the work categories and area schedules that still apply today.
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General information only — not immigration advice. Verify changes at the linked official sources.