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The business must be eligible for the proposed agreement route and demonstrate a genuine workforce need with appropriate business and recruitment evidence.
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Employer-sponsored agreement framework
Labour Agreements & DAMA
Labour Agreements are the broader framework. DAMA is one regional Labour Agreement pathway—not a visa that an applicant can access independently.
START WITH THE COMBINATION
The employer, location, position and applicant must all fit.
This page is a framework for identifying the right questions. It is not an agreement occupation directory or an individual eligibility tool.
Work location
For DAMA, the role must genuinely be performed in the covered designated area. Other agreement types have their own scope.
Position
The actual duties, terms and nominated role must fit the agreement in force. A role name alone is never enough.
Applicant
The worker must meet the available visa and agreement criteria with evidence. An agreement does not replace individual eligibility.
ONE FRAMEWORK · THREE SETTINGS
Labour Agreement pathways
Designed around regional, industry or business workforce needs
The applicable agreement, visa access and terms depend on the exact setting approved by the Australian Government. Do not assume terms from a different region, industry or business apply.
Designated Area Migration Agreement
A regional Labour Agreement route administered through a designated area representative (DAR). It applies only where the employer, role and work location fit that DAMA.
Industry Labour Agreements
Pre-set arrangements for specified industries. The industry, business and proposed role must fit the current official settings.
Company-specific Labour Agreements
A possible route for an individual business with needs not adequately addressed by standard programs or another available agreement pathway.
DAMA · TWO-TIER STRUCTURE
The employer framework comes first.
Head Agreement
The Australian Government and the DAR set the regional framework.
Employer endorsement & agreement
An eligible employer seeks DAR endorsement and its own agreement within that framework.
Nomination & visa stage
Only then can the available nomination and visa stages be considered.
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Official regional entry points
These links are entry points for the relevant region or its designated area representative. They are not occupation lists and do not confirm eligibility.
SAAdelaide City Technology and Innovation AdvancementOpen official entry point ↗WAEast KimberleyOpen official entry point ↗QLDFar North QueenslandOpen official entry point ↗VICGoulburn ValleyOpen official entry point ↗VICGreat South CoastOpen official entry point ↗NTNorthern TerritoryOpen official entry point ↗NSWOranaOpen official entry point ↗WAPilbaraOpen official entry point ↗SASouth Australia RegionalOpen official entry point ↗WASouth WestOpen official entry point ↗WAThe GoldfieldsOpen official entry point ↗QLDTownsvilleOpen official entry point ↗WAWestern AustraliaOpen official entry point ↗
INDUSTRY LABOUR AGREEMENTS
Industry category entry points
Open the official source to check whether a category is current and how its terms apply. This site does not reproduce agreement occupations or concessions.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
Verify the current agreement before acting.
Policy settings, eligibility and agreement terms can change. Last checked: 4 August 2026.
CASE REVIEW
Discuss an agreement pathwayCheck the whole combination before relying on an agreement pathway.
We can review the employer, work location, role and applicant evidence, then identify the current official sources that need to be checked.