state and territory governments are not able to nominate any!!! :(

[ariyawansha81]

On 5 August 2013 the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) announced that state and territory governments (including the ACT) are not able to nominate any intending migrants for a points tested visa from the following occupations:

 

 

• Chemical and Materials Engineers;
  
• ICT Business and Systems Analysts;
  
• Electronics Engineers;
  
• Telecommunications Engineering Professionals;
  
• Other Engineering Professional; and
  
• Software and Applications Programmers.
  

 

DIAC has been receiving a high level of demand for these occupations. To address this, invitations for these occupations will now be issued by DIAC twice per month (pro rata) over the 2013-14 program year. These invitations will be only issued to applicants for the Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) visa which is not state or territory nominated.

 

 

http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au/news/article/important-diac-announcement/