22 May 2018
The Skilling Australians Fund Bill 2017 has been passed by the Parliament and was given Royal assent on 22 May 2018. The current issue is what date the Act will commence, as no specific commencement date was included with the Act.
If no proclamation is made, the Act will automatically come into effect 6 months after the Act was given Royal assent (ie, 22 November 2018), however a proclamation could be made at any time that could specify an earlier date of commencement.
This levy will need to be paid at the Nomination stage for all 482, 186 and 187 visa applications.