South Australia Regional DAMA

The South Australia Regional DAMA is designed to address skills shortages across the entire state, covering industries including agribusiness, forestry, health and social services, tourism and hospitality, construction, and mining. It sits alongside the Adelaide City Technology and Innovation Advancement DAMA, which is limited to defence, space, advanced manufacturing, and technology occupations in metropolitan Adelaide. An employer in one of that agreement's specific industries should check the Adelaide City DAMA page first, since it may be the more directly applicable agreement.

DAMAs of this kind are typically structured as a formal, five-year agreement between the Australian Government and the Designated Area Representative, renewable by negotiation. This agreement supports both skilled and semi-skilled occupations, a wider scope than most standard skilled visa programs allow.