A limited number of quotas have been allocated to States and Territories for Subclasses 190 & 491 nominations and the Business Innovation & Investment classes until they release the Federal Budget on the 6th of October 2020. For subclass 190, 2430 places were allocated and for subclasses 491 & 489, 1715 places were allocated in total. Finally, a total of 1024 places has been allocated to the Business Innovation & Investment Program.
Please see the table below for a specific number of interim allocated places for each State & Territory for Subclasses 190, 491 & the Business Innovation & Investment Program provided by the Department of Home Affairs.
| State & Territory | Subclass
190 |
Subclass
491 & 489 |
Business Innovation & Investment Program | Total allocation for each state |
| ACT | 250 | 45 | 4 | 299 |
| NSW | 550 | 150 | 200 | 900 |
| VIC | 600 | 200 | 400 | 1200 |
| QLD | 200 | 200 | 160 | 560 |
| NT | 80 | 80 | 5 | 165 |
| WA | 200 | 40 | 70 | 310 |
| SA | 300 | 600 | 180 | 1080 |
| TAS | 250 | 400 | 5 | 655 |
| TOTAL | 2430 | 1715 | 1024 | 5169 |
Source: MIA information release – https://www.mia.org.au/membersresources/mia-notices/mia-noitce-67–10-september-2020