Immigration and Citizenship Portfolio

Supplementary Budget Estimates 2008-2009 (October 2008)

Immigration and Citizenship Portfolio

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Question on Notice Index: (PDF 60KB)

QoN

Senator

Dept/Agency

Topic

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1.

Barnett

Migration Agents Branch

Unregistered migration agents

(PDF 8KB)

2.

Barnett

Migration Agents Registration Authority

Migration agents barred from the profession

(PDF 9KB)

3.

Barnett

Migration Agents Registration Authority

Details of formal complaints and matters opened by MARA

(PDF 8KB)

4.

Barnett

Migration Agents Registration Authority

Longest time period to deal with a complaint

(PDF 8KB)

5.

Barnett

Migration Agents Registration Authority

Details of sanctions imposed during 2007-08

(PDF 18KB)

6.

Barnett

Migration Agents Registration Authority

Location of migration agents

(PDF 7KB)

7.

Barnett

People Services Branch

Merit selection of senior public service positions

(PDF 8KB)
Attachment
(PDF 408KB)

8.

Barnett

Migration Review Tribunal/Refugee Review Tribunal

Complaints upheld in the MRT and RRT

(PDF 10KB)

9.

Barnett

Migration Review Tribunal/Refugee Review Tribunal

Average duration of 2,908 unconstituted cases

(PDF 6KB)

10.

Barnett

Migration Review Tribunal/Refugee Review Tribunal

Details of 2,908 unconstituted cases

(PDF 6KB)

11.

Barnett

Migration Review Tribunal/Refugee Review Tribunal

Unconstituted cases for last two years

(PDF 6KB)

12.

Fierravanti-Wells

Migration Review Tribunal/Refugee Review Tribunal

Clients failing to appear in support of their applications

(PDF 6KB)

13.

Fierravanti-Wells

Program Analysis and Support Branch

Revenue from immigration

(PDF 14KB)

14.

Ellison

People Services Branch

Voluntary redundancies

(PDF 9KB)

15.

Barnett

People Services Branch

Contractors

(PDF 6KB)

16.

Fierravanti-Wells

Financial Operations Branch

Pool of unpaid costs

(PDF 5KB)

17.

Barnett

National Communications

Advertising expenditure

(PDF 15KB)

18.

Barnett

National Communications

Media monitoring in Minister's office

(PDF 13KB)

19.

Barnett

National Communications

Media monitoring in the Department

(PDF 14KB)

20.

Barnett

Ministerial and Executive Services Branch

Ministerial and Parliamentary Secretary overseas travel

(PDF 16KB)

21.

Barnett

Ministerial and Executive Services Branch

External reviews

(PDF 9KB)

22.

Barnett

Financial Strategy and Budgets Branch

Regulation 10 delegations

(PDF 14KB)

23.

Ellison

Labour Market Branch

Labour agreements

(PDF 5KB)

24.

Ellison

Labour Market Branch

Labour agreements

(PDF 8KB)

25.

Ellison

Labour Market Branch

DEEWR assessment of skills shortages in the local labour market

(PDF 8KB)

26.

Hanson-Young

Migration Strategies Branch

Discussion paper on sponsorship obligations

(PDF 8KB)
Attachment
(PDF 178KB)

27.

Hanson-Young

Special Labour Market Initiatives Branch

Pacific Islander worker pilot scheme

(PDF 20KB)

28.

Fierravanti-Wells

Special Labour Market Initiatives Branch

Pacific Islander worker pilot scheme

(PDF 8KB)

29.

Fierravanti-Wells

Special Labour Market Initiatives Branch

Pacific Islander worker pilot scheme

(PDF 14KB)

30.

Fierravanti-Wells

Special Labour Market Initiatives Branch

Pacific Islander worker pilot scheme

(PDF 20KB)

31.

Fierravanti-Wells

Special Labour Market Initiatives Branch

Pacific Islander worker pilot scheme

(PDF 14KB)

32.

Marshall

Compliance and Integrity Policy Branch

World Youth Day

(PDF 6KB)

33.

Ellison

Migration Strategies Branch

457 visas

(PDF 8KB)

34.

Ellison

Labour Market Branch

457 visas

(PDF 7KB)

35.

Ellison

Labour Market Branch

457 visas

(PDF 8KB)

36.

Ellison

Service Delivery Network Performance Branch

457 visas

(PDF 10KB)

37.

Ellison

Labour Market Branch

457 visas

(PDF 8KB)

38.

Ellison

Compliance and Integrity Policy Branch

Student visas

(PDF 6KB)

39.

Ellison

Compliance and Integrity Policy Branch

Student visas

(PDF 8KB)

40.

Ellison

Program Analysis and Support Branch

Number of residents and citizens who re-entered Australia in 2006-07

(PDF 8KB)

41.

Ellison

Program Analysis and Support Branch

Visa applications to submitted to each embassy post each year

(PDF 13KB)

42.

Ellison

Program Analysis and Support Branch

Section 351 ministerial interventions

(PDF 20KB)

43.

Ellison

Onshore Protection Branch

Section 417 ministerial interventions

(PDF 23KB)

44.

Hanson-Young

Compliance and Integrity Support Branch

People trafficking

(PDF 6KB)

45.

Hanson-Young

Compliance and Integrity Support Branch

People trafficking review

(PDF 6KB)

46.

Barnett

Onshore Protection Branch

Complementary protection framework document

(PDF 8KB)
Attachment
(PDF 128KB)

47.

Pratt

Onshore Protection Branch

Temporary protection visas

(PDF 14KB)

48.

Ellison

Border Intelligence Branch

Disrupted enterprises

(PDF 20KB)

49.

Fierravanti-Wells

Compliance and Integrity Policy Branch

Program initiatives going to be changed

(PDF 23KB)

50.

Ellison

Compliance and Integrity Support Branch

People trafficking

(PDF 10KB)

51.

Ellison

Compliance and Integrity Policy Branch

Prisoners

(PDF 7KB)

52.

Ellison

CDSD Coordination

Detention of people with criminal backgrounds

(PDF 15KB)

53.

Ellison

Compliance and Integrity Policy Branch

Section 501 cases

(PDF 6KB)

54.

Ellison

CDSD Coordination

Allegations of drug usage at Villawood

(PDF 6KB)

55.

Ellison

CDSD Coordination

Hunger strikes in detention centres

(PDF 5KB)

56.

Ellison

CDSD Coordination

Instances of self-harm in detention centres

(PDF 6KB)

57.

Ellison

Compliance and Integrity Policy Branch

Number of people released from immigration detention as a result of announcement of 29 July 2008 to review all current detainees

(PDF 15KB)

58.

Fierravanti-Wells

CDSD Coordination

Number of people in detention since 1989

(PDF 27KB)

59.

Hanson-Young

CDSD Coordination

Christmas Island centres

(PDF 18KB)

60.

Hanson-Young

CDSD Coordination

Immigration centre at Perth Airport

(PDF 5KB)

61.

Hanson-Young

Financial Operations Branch

Debt from the facilities around the country

(PDF 17KB)

62.

Fierravanti-Wells

Litigation Branch

Contingent liabilities outstanding in relation to the detention centre contract

(PDF 6KB)

63.

Pratt

Case Management Branch

People in detention longer than two years

(PDF 5KB)

64.

Ellison

Citizenship Branch

Citizenship testing

(PDF 10KB)

65.

Fierravanti-Wells

Citizenship Branch

Citizenship Test Review Committee

(PDF 6KB)

66.

Fierravanti-Wells

Citizenship Branch

Citizenship ceremonies

(PDF 6KB)

67.

Hanson-Young

Onshore Protection Branch

New mechanisms for offshore entry persons processed on Christmas Island

(PDF 17KB)

68.

Hanson-Young

CDSD Coordination

Asylum seeker assistance scheme

(PDF 17KB)

69.

Hanson-Young

Onshore Protection Branch

Restrictions on bridging visas

(PDF 15KB)

70.

Hanson-Young

Family and Health Policy Branch

Health and security checks

(PDF 15KB)

71.

Hanson-Young

Compliance and Integrity Support Branch

Human trafficking

(PDF 10KB)

72.

Hanson-Young

CDSD Coordination

Detention debt

(PDF 9KB)

73.

Hanson-Young

CDSD Coordination

Community detention - children

(PDF 23KB)

74.

Boswell

Financial Strategy and Budgets Branch to coordinate with MRT/RRT

Costs of the Government's response to climate change for department and agencies within portfolio

(PDF 9KB)

75.

Fierravanti-Wells

Identity Branch

Sponsorship of foreign officials the Department sponsor to undertake tertiary study in document examination

(PDF 6KB)

76.

Fierravanti-Wells

Border Intelligence Branch

Fraudulent passports

(PDF 9KB)

77.

Fierravanti-Wells

International Cooperation Branch

Training or exchange services operated by foreign governments available to Australian Immigration officials

(PDF 9KB)

78.

Fierravanti-Wells

Border Intelligence Branch

People smuggling out of Indonesia

(PDF 14KB)

79.

Fierravanti-Wells

Compliance and Integrity Support Branch

Allegations about migration agent

(PDF 8KB)

80.

Fierravanti-Wells

CDSD Coordination

Facilities at Christmas Island

(PDF 14KB)

81.

Fierravanti-Wells

CDSD Coordination

Recent illegal arrivals at Christmas Island

(PDF 14KB)

82.

Fierravanti-Wells

CDSD Coordination

Legal Advice Scheme

(PDF 6KB)

83.

Fierravanti-Wells

Border Intelligence Branch

Investigation into connection between the two boat arrivals

(PDF 14KB)

For further information, contact:

Estimates Officer
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 5712
Fax: +61 2 6277 5794
Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au