顺便贴一下官方的说法
The new SOL will come into effect from mid-2010 and
will apply to all applicants lodging visa applications made
on or after this date, except to GSM applicants who at
the date of announcement ( 8 February 2010):
• hold a Skilled—Graduate (subclass 485) visa, or had
a pending subclass 485 visa application and had
not yet lodged an application for a provisional or
permanent GSM visa and who make an application
by 31 December 2012, or
• have a pending GSM visa application.