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Inquiry into temporary business visas

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On Wednesday 12 September 2007, the Joint Standing Committee on Migration tabled its report on the inquiry into eligibility requirements and monitoring, enforcement and reporting arrangements for temporary business visas, entitled Temporary visas...permanent benefits: ensuring the effectiveness, fairness and integrity of the temporary business visa program.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 3 chapters, 1 additional comments and 6 appendices.

Temporary visas...permanent benefits: ensuring the effectiveness, fairness and integrity of the temporary business visa program.

Preliminary pages (PDF 570KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 712KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 1031KB)
457 visa eligibility requirements: key issues and improved procedures

Chapter 3 (PDF 719KB)
457 visa compliance arrangements, communication and program administration: key issues and improved procedures

Additional comments (PDF 366KB)
Senator Helen Polley, Mr Laurie Ferguson MP, Mrs Julia Irwin MP and Hon Dr Carmen Lawrence MP

Appendix A (PDF 398KB)
List of submissions

Appendix B (PDF 425KB)
List of witnesses

Appendix C (PDF 406KB)
List of exhibits

Appendix D (PDF 375KB)
Ministerial announcements on temporary business visa program

Appendix E (PDF 434KB)
457 eligibility requirements and sponsorship undertakings

Appendix F (PDF 401KB)
Major sub-group occupations for ASCO levels 1-9

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