The efficacy, fairness, timeliness and costs of the processing and granting of visa classes which provide for or allow for family and partner reunions, with particular reference to:

1. limitations on eligibility to apply for relevant visas;
2. waiting times for processing and integrity checking of applications for relevant visas;
3. waiting times for the granting of relevant visa;
4. cost of applying for relevant visas;
5. commitments required for the granting of relevant visas;
6. government policy settings regarding relevant visas and the role of family reunion in the Migration Program;
7. eligibility for and access to family reunion for people who have sought protection in Australia;
8. the suitability and consistency of government policy settings for relevant visas with Australia’s international obligations;
9. the budgetary and governmental impacts of relevant visas, including on state, territory and local governments; and
10. any other matters deemed relevant by the committee.