Mine Deputy (ANZSCO 312913)

On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List and Core Skills Occupation List

From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.

Which lists is Mine Deputy on?

STSOL — Short-term Skilled Occupation List. Occupations on the STSOL can access state-nominated and regional skilled visas (190/491), but not the Skilled Independent 189.

CSOL — Core Skills Occupation List. The employer-sponsorship list — occupations on the CSOL can be nominated for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme 186.

Visas this occupation can access

Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for Mine Deputy comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

VETASSESS assesses Mine Deputy as a Group C occupation reaching all six visas covered in this family via combined Short-term and Core Skills Occupation List membership — the widest reach of any code in the 3129 sub-cluster. Its own exclusion list names Production Manager (Mining), Safety Inspector, Metallurgist and Metallurgical or Materials Technician, drawing a clear boundary against both a managerial title and three technical/inspection titles at once.

Where these applications come unstuck

A positive VETASSESS assessment is not the end of the story in at least one state. In New South Wales, "Deputy" of an underground coal mine is a separate statutory safety function under Schedule 10 of the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022, with its own examination and a prerequisite of roughly three years of practical underground coal-mine experience, including minimum time at an extraction face and in a supervisory role.

An honest read on this pathway

Do not assume NSW's rule or title travels. Western Australia's own statutory mine-positions register lists ten regulated titles — including Underground Supervisor, First Class Mine Manager and Quarry Manager — and contains no position called "Deputy" at all; WA's much larger metalliferous sector regulates the equivalent supervisory safety role under a different name entirely. Anyone planning to work as an assessed Mine Deputy needs to check the specific state's licensing regime before assuming the title or the NSW rule applies.

VETASSESS assesses qualifications and employment separately. Both need documentation that agrees with itself. The Employment History Builder and Document Vault organise each trail before you lodge.

Talk it through with a registered agent

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