Footnotes

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

[1]        Votes and Proceedings, No. 171, 6 June 2013, p. 2383.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 148, 18 June 2013, pp 4048-4050.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. 1.

[4]        The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 6 June 2013, p. 1.

[5]        Proposed new section 140AA (item 1 of Schedule 1) sets out broad principles to reinforce the importance of temporary skilled workers to the Australian economy while protecting Australian businesses and the employment and training of Australian citizens and Australian permanent residents. See: EM, p. 5.

[6]        EM, p. 1.

[7]        The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 6 June 2013, p. 3.

[8]        Proposed new subsection 140GBA(4) deals with the Minister's determination by legislative instrument.

[9]        Proposed new subsection 140GBA(3).

[10]      The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 6 June 2013, p. 3.

[11]      This information may include (but is not limited to): details of any advertising (paid or unpaid) of the position, and any similar positions, commissioned or authorised by the sponsor; information about the approved sponsor's participation in relevant job and career expositions; details of fees and other expenses paid (or payable) for any recruitment; or details of the results of such recruitment attempts, including details of any positions filled as a result (proposed new subsection 140GBA(6)).

[12]      Proposed new subsection 140GBA(5).

[13]      Proposed new subsection 140GBC(4) provides for the Minister, by way of legislative instrument, to specify an occupation for the purposes of proposed new subsections 140GBC(2) and (3).

CHAPTER 2 - KEY ISSUES

[1]        Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Submission 15, p. 2; Associate Professor
Joo-Cheong Tham, Submission 22, p. 14; Australian Nursing Federation, Submission 23, p. 1.

[2]        Submission 15, p. 2. See also, Mr Tim Shipstone, ACTU, Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 1.

[3]        Submission 22, p. 14.

[4]        Transport Workers' Union, Additional Information, 21 June 2013.

[5]        Australian Workers' Union, Additional Information, 21 June 2013.

[6]        See, for example, Migration Council of Australia, Submission 4, p. 3; Master Builders Australia, Submission 7, p. 2; Australian Industry Group, Submission 12, p. 2; Migration Institute of Australia, Submission 20, p. 3; Law Council of Australia, Submission 24, p. 2.

[7]        Submission 14, p. 3.

[8]        Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 7.

[9]        Submission 9, p. 7.

[10]      See Australian Mines and Metals Association, Submission 9, p. 7.

[11]      Submission 14, p. 3.

[12]      Submission 22, pp 15-16.

[13]      The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 6 June 2013, p. 1.

[14]      Submission 18, p. 6.

[15]      See, for example, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, p. 3; Business Council of Australia, Submission 14, p. 3.

[16]      Submission 9, p. 5.

[17]      Submission 19, p. 1.

[18]      Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 1.

[19]      Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, pp 1-2.

[20]      See, for example, Business Council of Australia, Submission 14, p. 3; Australian Council of Trade Unions, Submission 15, p. 9.

[21]      Submission 15, p. 9.

[22]      Submission 20, p. 3.

[23]      Submission 18, p. 7.

[24]      Submission 15, p. 10.

[25]      Submission 9, p. 7.

[26]      EM, p. 9.

[27]      Submission 18, p. 7.

[28]      Mr David Wilden, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 33.

[29]      See, for example, Consult Australia, Submission 6, p. 2; Fragomen, Submission 16, p. 3.

[30]      Submission 9, p. 6. See also, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, p. 3.

[31]      Submission 10, pp 3-4.

[32]      Submission 15, p. 11.

[33]      EM, pp 12-13.

[34]      See, for example, Australian Industry Group, Submission 12, p. 1; Migration Program, Legal Workshop Program, ANU College of Law, Submission 19, p. 1.

[35]      The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 6 June 2013, p. 1. See also Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Submission 18, pp 4-5.

[36]      See, for example, Australian Mines and Metals Association, Submission 9, p. 3; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, p. 2; Australian Industry Group, Submission 12, p. 2; Restaurant and Catering Industry Australia, Submission 13, p. 2; Migration Institute of Australia, Submission 20, p. 1.

[37]      EM, p. 2.

DISSENTING REPORT BY COALITION SENATORS

[1]        Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Subclass 457 State/Territory Report: 2012-13 to 30 April 2013, p. 1.

[2]        Australian Mines and Metals Association, Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Inquiry, Framework and operation of subclass 457 visas, Enterprise Migration Agreements and Regional Migration Agreements (457 Inquiry), Submission 22, p. 10.

[3]        Pit Crew Consulting, Labour Market Report, January 2013.

[4]        Pit Crew Consulting, Labour Market Report, January 2013.

[5]        Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education website, 'Resourcing the future: National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce report', July 2010, http://www.innovation.gov.au/Skills/National/Documents/FinalReport.pdf (accessed 17 June 2013).

[6]        Submission 3, p. 1.

[7]        Submission 24, p. 2.

[8]        Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Subclass 457 State/Territory summary report 2012-13 to 30 April 2013, p. 2.

[9]        Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration, Discussion Paper, 'Strengthening the Integrity of the Subclass 457 Program', December 2012.

[10]      ABC Radio, AM, Interview with Alexandra Kirk, Friday 3 May 2013.

[11]      Migration Council of Australia, 'More than temporary: Australia's 457 visa program', additional information received 14 May 2013.

[12]      Migration Council of Australia website, '457 visa program is more than temporary', press release, 14 May 2013.

[13]      Australian Industry Group, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 16, p. 1.

[14]      Business Council of Australia, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 18, p. 2.

[15]      Business Council of Australia, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 18, p. 2.

[16]      Business Council of Australia, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 18, p. 3.

[17]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 21, p. 4.

[18]      Australian Mines and Metals Association, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 22,
pp 1-2.

[19]      Ernst & Young, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 39, p. 1.

[20]      Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, 457 Inquiry, Committee Hansard, 23 May 2013, p. 24.

[21]      Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, 457 Inquiry, Committee Hansard, 23 May 2013, p. 67.

[22]      Construction, Forestry, Energy and Mining Union, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 41, p. 8.

[23]      Construction, Forestry, Energy and Mining Union, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 41, p. 8.

[24]      Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, 457 Inquiry, Committee Hansard, 23 May 2013, p. 11.

[25]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Subclass 457 State/Territory summary report 2012-13 to 30 April 2013, p. 2.

[26]      Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, 457 Inquiry, Committee Hansard, 23 May 2013, p. 9.

[27]      ABC Radio, AM, Interview with Alexandra Kirk, Friday 3 May 2013.

[28]      Australian Mines and Metals Association, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 22, p. 7.

[29]      Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 10.

[30]      Consult Australia, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 3, p. 6.

[31]      Hamilton's Migration Law, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 15, pp 3-4.

[32]      Australian Industry Group, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 16, p. 4.

[33]      Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 13, p. 7.

[34]      Business Council of Australia, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 18, p. 10.

[35]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 14, p. 3.

[36]      Migration Program, Legal Workshop ANU College of Law, Submission 19, p. 1.

[37]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission to the 457 Inquiry, Submission 21, p. 10.

[38]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 10, pp 2-3.

[39]      Department of Finance and Deregulation website, 'Australian Government RIS', http://www.finance.gov.au/obpr/ris/gov-ris.html (accessed 19 June 2013).

[40]      Mr David Wilden, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 32.

[41]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship, answer to question on notice, received 21 June 2013.

[42]      A copy of this letter is available at: http://www.aigroup.com.au/portal/site/aig/template.FRAME/mediacentre/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aigroup.com.au%2Fportal%2Fbinary%2Fcom.epicentric.contentmanagement.servlet.ContentDeliveryServlet%2FLIVE_CONTENT%2FMedia%252520Releases%2F2013%2FJune%2FJoint%252520457%252520letter.pdf (accessed 24 June 2013).

[43]      Migration Institute of Australia, Submission 20, p. 1, emphasis in original.

[44]      Australian Mines and Metals Association, Submission 9, p. 2, emphasis in original.

[45]      Australian Mines and Metals Association, Submission 9, p. 5.

[46]      Mr Simon Pryor, Business Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 11.

[47]      Mr Anthony Melville, Australian Industry Group, Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 11.

[48]      Ms Carla Wilshire, Migration Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 11.

[49]      Ms Jenny Lambert, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 12.

[50]      Mr Stephen Bolton, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 12.

[51]      Committee Hansard, 21 June 2013, p. 28, emphasis added.