SR5.10 Assessment of whether a role is on the Green List (05/09/2022)

1. In determining whether employment is in a role on the Green List an immigration officer may undertake a substantial match assessment.
2. Where an assessment of ‘substantial match’ is required, this involves a determination of whether the applicant’s employment is substantially consistent with the ANZSCO ‘Occupation’ (6-digit) level description for that occupation and with the tasks listed at the ANZSCO ‘Unit Group’ (4-digit) level description for that occupational group, excluding any tasks which are not relevant to the ‘Occupation’ description.
3. To be considered a substantial match to an occupation, the tasks that are relevant to the applicant’s employment role must comprise most of that role.

Notes: For the purposes of undertaking a substantial match assessment, immigration officers must make an assessment based on Version 1.2 of the ANZSCO is available at www.immigration.govt.nz/anzsco.

Effective 05/09/2022