• Short-term PALM scheme workers must spend a mandatory period of 3 months offshore each year. This means workers must leave for 3 months after being in Australia for 9 months, before starting another short-term PALM scheme placement.
• Long-term workers must spend a mandatory period of 6 months offshore after 4 years of participation in the PALM scheme. This means workers must leave for 6 months after being in Australia for 4 years, before starting another long-term PALM scheme placement.

• Short-term PALM scheme workers may be eligible to transition to a long-term placement without having to leave Australia.
• Subclass 408 visa holders are not eligible to apply for a long-term PALM scheme placement.

• If you are interested in working in Australia under the PALM scheme you should contact the labour sending unit in your country.
• Workers must be a minimum of 21 years of age for both the short-term and long-term streams under the PALM scheme.

• Long-term workers are considered Australian residents for tax purposes. Their tax rate is calculated on weekly earnings and is applied at the same rate as all Australian workers.

• Workers participating in the short-term stream of the PALM scheme will have a 15% tax flat rate withheld on payments made to them by their employer.
• Under the short-term visa stream, workers are considered non-residents of Australia for tax purposes and are not required to complete tax returns at the end of the financial year.

• The Australian Government has committed to expand and improve the PALM scheme to meet the needs of Australian businesses and reflect the aspirations of PALM scheme participating countries.

PALM scheme employers can hire workers in all regional and rural postcodes and there are no postcode restrictions for agriculture and select agriculture-related food product manufacturing occupations.