Answers to questions on notice are due 11 December 2009.
QON No. |
Hansard Reference/Written |
Senator |
Agency/Program |
Question |
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1. |
11and 13 |
Barnett and Fierravanti-Wells |
MRT/RRT |
Codified procedures |
(PDF 7KB)
Attachment A
(PDF 159KB)
Attachment B
(PDF 63KB) |
2. |
20 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Cancellation of migration agents |
(PDF 12KB) |
3. |
20 and Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Migration agents |
(PDF 15KB) |
4. |
21-22 |
Barnett |
1.1 |
Office of the MARA - transfer of funds to consolidated revenue |
(PDF 7KB) |
5. |
22 |
Barnett |
1.1 |
Office of the MARA – establishment of a fidelity fund |
(PDF 7KB)
Attachment
(PDF 499KB) |
6. |
24 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Office of the MARA - Progress report on consumer protection. |
(PDF 13KB) |
7. |
25 |
Barnett |
1.1 |
Draft code of conduct for migration agents |
(PDF 4668KB)
Final response(PDF 8KB)
Attachment
(PDF 79KB) |
8. |
26 |
Barnett |
1.1 |
Cost incurred under the previous MARA for the website establishment |
(PDF 7KB) |
9. |
27 |
Barnett |
1.1 |
MARA emergency website |
(PDF 7KB) |
10. |
27 |
Barnett |
1.1 |
MARA website |
(PDF 8KB) |
11. |
37 |
Back |
1.1 |
457 visas |
(PDF 7KB) |
12. |
47 |
Barnett |
4.1 |
Student overstayers as at 30 June 2008 |
(PDF 7KB) |
13. |
48 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Student visa holders |
(PDF 9KB) |
14. |
50 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Consultations on the MODL |
(PDF 7KB)
Attachments
(PDF 78KB)
(PDF 127KB) |
15. |
50 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Employer-sponsored category within the migration program |
(PDF 17KB) |
16. |
53 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Labour hire agreements |
(PDF 11KB) |
17. |
54 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.1 |
Article in The Age on 10 October referring to foreign agents |
(PDF 14KB) |
18. |
54 and written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Spouse visas |
(PDF 11KB) |
19. |
55 |
Barnett |
1.1 |
Pacific Seasonal Labour Scheme - terms of reference for the
forthcoming trial |
(PDF 34KB) |
20. |
55 |
Barnett |
1.1 |
Pacific Seasonal Labour Scheme - pre-pilot trial |
(PDF 18KB) |
21. |
56 and written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Working Holiday Maker visas |
(PDF 13KB) |
22. |
56-57 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.1 |
Compliance problems with the Working Holiday visas |
(PDF 7KB) |
23. |
57 and Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Australians who left Australia permanently in 06/07, 07/08, 08/09 |
(PDF 44KB) |
24. |
57 |
Barnett |
1.1 |
Publication Population Flows for 2008-09 |
(PDF 7KB) |
25. |
61 |
Hanson-Young |
2.1 |
Refugees in both Malaysia and Indonesia - protocols surrounding
children |
(PDF 7KB) |
26. |
61 |
Hanson-Young |
2.1 |
Refugee children being detained arbitrarily in Malaysia |
(PDF 7KB) |
27. |
63 |
Fielding |
3.1 |
Guy Campos case |
(PDF 8KB) |
28. |
66 |
Hanson-Young |
2.1 |
UNHCR access to Tamil refugee camps |
(PDF 7KB) |
29. |
68 and 94 |
Hanson-Young and Barnett |
4.2 |
Costs for IDCs on the mainland |
(PDF 7KB) |
30. |
68 |
Hanson-Young |
2.1 |
IAAAS costs for Christmas Island |
(PDF 7KB) |
31. |
70 |
Hanson-Young |
2.1 |
Number of unauthorised air arrivals who applied for Protection Visas
in 2008-09 |
(PDF 7KB) |
32. |
71 |
Brandis |
3.1 |
AFP document entitled ‘Strategic intelligence forecast: transnational
criminal trends and threats to Australia’ |
(PDF 7KB) |
33. |
71 |
Brandis |
3.1 |
AFP document entitled ‘Strategic intelligence forecast: transnational
criminal trends and threats to Australia’ |
(PDF 7KB) |
34. |
71 |
Brandis |
3.1 |
AFP document entitled ‘Strategic intelligence forecast: transnational
criminal trends and threats to Australia’ |
(PDF 7KB) |
35. |
72 |
Brandis |
3.1 |
AFP document entitled ‘Strategic intelligence forecast: transnational
criminal trends and threats to Australia’ |
(PDF 7KB) |
36. |
73 |
Brandis |
3.1 |
Frequency of advice from the AFP in relation to people-smuggling
activities |
(PDF 6KB) |
37. |
86 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.3 |
Location of irregular maritime arrivals on Christmas Island |
(PDF 12KB)
Attachment
(PDF 265KB) |
38. |
91-92 |
Fierravanti-Wells
Barnett |
4.3 |
Profile of Australian government officials on Christmas Island |
(PDF 10KB) |
39. |
93 |
Barnett |
4.3 |
Allowances and bonuses paid to departmental staff on Christmas Island |
(PDF 12KB) |
40. |
94 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.3 |
Breakdown of levels of staff on Christmas Island |
(PDF 7KB) |
41. |
94 |
Barnett |
4.3 |
Capital cost, fixed cost and variable cost of the Christmas
Island detention centre |
(PDF 5KB) |
42. |
94 and 97 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.3 |
Breakdown of people on Christmas Island |
(PDF 13KB) |
43. |
96-97 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.3 |
Allowances paid to the irregular maritime arrivals on Christmas Island |
(PDF 10KB) |
44. |
100 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Progress has Indonesia made to criminalise people smuggling |
(PDF 7KB) |
45. |
101 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Countries part of the Bali summit |
(PDF 11KB) |
46. |
103 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Letter Ms Wilson received from the Northern Territory Police’s
Commander, Crime and Specialist Support Command |
(PDF 7KB)
Attachment
(PDF 47KB) |
47. |
106-107 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Have any of the 42 people from the SIEV 36 lodged applications for
family reunion? |
(PDF 7KB) |
48. |
114 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
3.1 |
Unauthorised arrivals at airports |
(PDF 8KB) |
49. |
114 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Unauthorised air arrivals who have applied for Protection Visas |
(PDF 7KB) |
50. |
114 |
Barnett |
3.1 |
Unauthorised arrivals by sea |
(PDF 17KB) |
51. |
115 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.1 |
Profile of overstayers |
(PDF 14KB) |
52. |
118 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
5.1 |
Entrants under the humanitarian program who remained unemployed at the
end of their first year in Australia |
(PDF 8KB) |
53. |
119 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
UNHCR data on registrations in Indonesia and Malaysia |
(PDF 7KB) |
54. |
122 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.4 |
Illegal foreign fishers |
Transferred to DAFF/AFMA |
55. |
123 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
6.1 |
Granting of Australian citizenship to Tatiana Borodulina |
(PDF 7KB) |
56. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
Internal Product |
Legislative and administrative changes to immigration policy since the
election of the Rudd Government |
(PDF 15KB) |
57. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 and 2.1 |
Ministerial discretion |
(PDF 9KB) |
58. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Future population growth |
(PDF 14KB) |
59. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
Internal Product |
Pre-election commitments of the Rudd Government in the immigration and
citizenship portfolio |
(PDF 4KB) |
60. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
Internal Product |
Electorate level reports prepared for Ministers |
(PDF 7KB) |
61. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
Internal Product |
Consultancy services since November 2007 |
(PDF 7KB) |
62. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
Internal Product |
Advertising and marketing |
(PDF 8KB) |
63. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
Internal Product |
List of all discretionary grants, including ad hoc and
one-off grants since November 2007 |
(PDF 7KB)
Attachment
(Word 490KB) |
64. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
Internal Product |
Reports commissioned by the Rudd Government in the immigration and
citizenship portfolio |
(PDF 20KB) |
65. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Statistics for the past 5 years on migration agents |
(PDF 8KB)
Revised answer
(PDF 208KB) |
66. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
In relation to the fees, please outline the difference for
commercial and non-commercial agents |
(PDF 13KB) |
67. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
International students |
(PDF 11KB) |
68. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 and 5.1 |
Unemployment statistics for general skilled migrants |
(PDF 8KB) |
69. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
5.1 |
New settlers |
(PDF 19KB) |
70. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
457 visas |
(PDF 28KB) |
71. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Delays in labour hire agreements |
(PDF 6KB) |
72. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Statistics in relation to skilled migrants granted
permanent visas |
(PDF 8KB) |
73. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Pacific Islander Worker Scheme |
(PDF 14KB) |
74. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
1.1 |
Religious visas |
(PDF 8KB) |
75. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
UNHCR registered asylum seekers |
(PDF 12KB) |
76. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
UNHCR registered asylum seekers |
(PDF 16KB) |
77. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
UNHCR registered asylum seekers |
(PDF 7KB) |
78. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
UNHCR registered asylum seekers |
(PDF 13KB) |
79. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
UNHCR registered asylum seekers |
(PDF 8KB) |
80. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
UNHCR registered asylum seekers |
(PDF 7KB) |
81. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Refugee Convention in relation to non-refoulement |
(PDF 17KB) |
82. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Definition of refugee according the UNHCR |
(PDF 8KB) |
83. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
UNHCR applications and monthly updates of registrations |
(PDF 7KB)
Attachment
(Excel 26KB) |
84. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Payments to UNHCR and IOM |
(PDF 7KB) |
85. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
2002 directive from the Director General of Immigration |
(PDF 7KB)
Attachment
(PDF 470KB) |
86. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.3 |
Profile of all unauthorised boat arrivals since August 2008 |
(PDF 26KB) |
87. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
Internal Product |
Increase in people smuggling – impact on staffing in
department |
(PDF 6KB) |
88. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
3.1 |
AFP report entitled 'Strategic intelligence forecast-transnational
criminal trends and threats to Australia' |
(PDF 7KB) |
89. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
3.1 |
Maritime Incident Management Group meetings |
(PDF 7KB) |
90. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
3.1 |
People smuggling |
(PDF 7KB) |
91. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
3.1 |
Public relations campaign to deter asylum seekers from Sri
Lanka – extension to other countries |
Transferred to ACBPS |
92. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.1 and 2.1 |
Profile of overstayers for the past 5 years including |
(PDF 15KB) |
93. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.1 |
Long-term overstayers |
(PDF 14KB) |
94. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.1 |
Abolition of detention debt –impact on the number of
overstayers located |
(PDF 7KB) |
95. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Case of the 9 or 10 onshore arrivals that were refused
asylum and returned to Sri Lanka |
(PDF 7KB) |
96. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Applications for asylum received since the abolition of
the 45 day rule |
(PDF 7KB) |
97. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.3 |
Christmas Island Detention Centre |
(PDF 7KB) |
98. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.3 |
Staff required on Christmas Island Detention Centre |
(PDF 7KB) |
99. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.3 |
Movement of juveniles from Christmas Island to the Melbourne Detention
Centre |
(PDF 8KB) |
100. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.3 |
Christmas Island detention centre – staffing |
(PDF 7KB) |
101. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.3 |
Christmas Island detention centre |
(PDF 7KB) |
102. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Offshore and onshore processing procedures |
(PDF 15KB) |
103. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Comparison of Temporary Protection visas with permanent
visas |
(PDF 24KB) |
104. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Temporary Protection Visas |
(PDF 7KB) |
105. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
2.1 |
Temporary Protection Visas |
(PDF 8KB) |
106. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.3 |
SIEV 36 |
(PDF 7KB) |
107. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.1 |
Mehmet Ince |
(PDF 9KB) |
108. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.4 |
Illegal fishers |
Transferred to DAFF/AFMA |
109. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
4.2 |
Illegal fishers - Darwin Detention Centre |
(PDF 7KB) |
110. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
5.1 |
Settlement services - cost of services provided to each
ethnic group |
(PDF 7KB) |
111. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
5.1 |
Humanitarian settlement in regional areas |
(PDF 16KB) |
112. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
5.1 |
Funding for the Adult Migrant English Program since
2007/08 |
(PDF 8KB) |
113. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
5.1 |
Reduction in budget for Adult Migrant English Program |
(PDF 7KB) |
114. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
5.1 |
Reforms to the Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy |
(PDF 7KB) |
115. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
5.1 |
Settlement Grants Program |
(PDF 7KB) |
116. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
5.1 |
Settlement Grants Program |
(PDF 7KB) |
117. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
5.1 |
Settlement Grants Program |
(PDF 12KB) |
118. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
6.1 |
Citizenship test |
(PDF 15KB) |
119. |
Written |
Fierravanti-Wells |
6.1 |
Citizenship conferred without the need to have English
language proficiency |
(PDF 13KB) |
120. |
Written |
Ludlum |
3.1 |
Full Time Equivalent staff working in the War Crimes Screening Unit. |
(PDF 7KB) |
121. |
Written |
Back |
1.1 |
Changes to the minimum English language requirement for General
Skilled Migration that came into effect from the 14 September for
subclasses 457 (175 & 176) |
(PDF 6KB) |
122. |
Written |
Back |
1.1 |
Exemption from the English language test |
(PDF 10KB) |
123. |
Written |
Back |
1.1 |
English proficiency test changes impact on chef and head chef
positions |
(PDF 14KB) |
124. |
Written |
Back |
1.1 |
Expansion of new requirements for General Skilled Migration |
(PDF 7KB) |
125. |
Written |
Back |
1.1 |
WA resources sector |
(PDF 10KB) |
126. |
Written |
Back |
1.1 |
Montara Oil Spill |
(PDF 10KB) |