WA2.45 Currency and approval specifications of employer accreditation

1. Employer accreditation may be granted for a duration of 12 months where the employer is being granted accreditation:
   1. for the first time under these instructions; or
   2. as an employer who places Accredited Employer work visa holders in triangular employment arrangements, or
   3. where the previous accreditation has lapsed for 12 months or more.
2. Employer accreditation may be granted for a duration of 24 months where:
   1. the employer has previously been granted accreditation under these instructions; and
   2. the previous accreditation has not lapsed for 12 months or more; and
   3. the employer is not being granted accreditation as an employer who places Accredited Employer work visa holders in triangular employment arrangements.
3. Despite (a) above, where an employer has applied for their initial accreditation before 4 July 2023, they will receive an automatic 12-month extension to the specified accreditation expiry date, prior to the expiry of their accreditation without being required to make another application.
4. Where an employer's accreditation is upgraded from Standard to High Volume Accreditation under WA2.5(e), the expiry date of the initial accreditation remains the same.
5. An accreditation approval will specify the:
   1. employer’s legal name; and
   2. employer’s New Zealand Business Number; and
   3. employer accreditation type, that is:
      • Standard Accreditation or High Volume Accreditation; or
      • High Volume Accreditation – Triangular Employment; and
   4. employer accreditation commencement date; and
   5. employer accreditation expiry date.
6. An employer may only place an Accredited Employer work visa holder in a triangular employment arrangement (as defined at WA2.60.15), if they hold High Volume Accreditation – Triangular Employment.
7. Despite (a) above, employer accreditation granted before 4 July 2022 will be granted with an expiry date of 4 July 2023.
8. For the avoidance of doubt, employer accreditation expires at the beginning of the day after the date specified as the expiry date.

WA2.45.1 Interim employer accreditation

1. Subject to (b) below, interim accreditation may be granted to an employer who:
   1. has submitted a subsequent application for accreditation that has been accepted for processing before their current accreditation has expired; and
   2. continues to meet the requirements for the accreditation they hold, as set out in these instructions.
2. Where the subsequent application is for Standard Accreditation, interim accreditation will only be granted where an employer does not have more than 5 jobs associated to them (WA3.50.1).
3. The interim accreditation will start when the current accreditation expires.
4. The interim accreditation will be valid for three months or until the subsequent application has been decided, whichever occurs first.
5. For the avoidance of doubt, interim employer accreditation expires at the beginning of the day after the date specified as the expiry date if the subsequent application has not been decided (WA2.45.1(d)).
6. The following table describes the type of interim accreditation that may be granted, according to the accreditation held and the accreditation applied for.

Note: Where the interim accreditation granted is different to the accreditation applied for, an employer must adhere to the requirements of the interim accreditation.

Effective 23/07/2024