Clerk of Court (ANZSCO 599211)
On the Regional 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 Clerk of Court on?
ROL — Regional Occupation List. Occupations on the ROL are limited to the regional provisional visas — mainly the Skilled Work Regional 491 and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional 494.
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 in Demand visa (subclass 482) — Temporary, employer sponsored · all occupations for the 482
- Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) — Permanent, employer sponsored · all occupations for the 186
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) — Provisional, regional employer sponsored · all occupations for the 494
Processing priority
Clerk of Court isn't in any of the ANZSCO groups that Directions 121 and 122 list for the priority sectors. Some of the first group is defined by the job rather than the code: a nominated position directly involved in agriculture, aquaculture or fishing, one that directly supports mining, oil and gas or coal production, or one related to defence. Otherwise the application is processed after the priority sectors. For the permanent and provisional skilled visas, applicants who were in Australia when they applied come next, then those who applied from outside Australia. For the 482, Specialist Skills stream applications come before both.
Priority changes the order in which lodged applications are looked at, not whether they are granted. Who is invited to apply through SkillSelect is decided separately. See all 202 occupations in the priority sectors.
Skills assessment
A positive skills assessment for Clerk of Court comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
Group D, the family's most junior tier: an AQF Certificate III or IV, with up to four pathways trading how relevant the qualification is against extra years of employment. VETASSESS describes the role as administering 'court registry services and performing administrative functions in support of judges and magistrates,' and lists highly relevant fields of study including law, legal services, legal practice, justice, crime and justice studies, and paralegal studies specifically.
Where these applications come unstuck
VETASSESS's own occupation page states plainly that Clerk of Court 'is only available for the skilled employer sponsored regional (provisional) visa (subclass 494)' — but Migratio's published occupation data lists it on both ROL and CSOL with visa reach extending to 186 and 482. That is a direct conflict between the authority's own wording and the published list, unresolved as of this writing. Don't take either side as settled; check the current Home Affairs list and VETASSESS's page directly before relying on 186 or 482 reach for this code.
An honest read on this pathway
Court registry administrative work, distinct from the enforcement work of a Court Bailiff or Sheriff and the courtroom-order work of a Court Orderly despite sharing a qualification tier. Given the unresolved conflict over visa reach, the safer planning assumption is the 494 regional visa VETASSESS's own page names, treated as a floor rather than confirmed as a ceiling, until a primary source settles it.
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
Whether nominating Clerk of Court is your best route depends on your points, experience evidence and timing — exactly what a MARA-registered agent works through in an initial consultation. Describe your situation once through Migratio and compare real consultation quotes from registered agents, free.
Related occupations
- Court Bailiff or Sheriff (Aus) \ Court Collections Officer (NZ) (599212)
- Court Orderly (Aus) \ Court Registry Officer (NZ) (599213)
- Law Clerk (599214)
- Trust Officer (599215)
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