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- Start of Business
- MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY BILL 2003
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- CIVIL AVIATION AMENDMENT BILL 2003
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Iraq
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Iraq
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Iraq
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Iraq
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Iraq
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Iraq
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Rural and Regional Australia: Drought
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Budget: Performance
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Iraq
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Iraq
(Haase, Barry, MP, Downer, Alexander, MP) -
Iraq
(Emerson, Craig, MP, Vaile, Mark, MP) -
Iraq
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Iraq
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Employment: Job Network
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Defence: Airport Security
(Wilkie, Kim, MP, Downer, Alexander, MP)
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Iraq
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Main Committee
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ADJOURNMENT
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Health Insurance
Transport and Regional Services - Health: Townsville Hospital
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Barak, Mr Ehud
Iraq: Peacekeeping - Science: International Youth Science Forum
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Health Insurance
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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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Taxation: Family Payments
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Family and Community Services: Stronger Families and Communities Strategy
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Environment: Salinity and Water Quality
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Law Enforcement: Crime Statistics
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Law Enforcement: Crime Statistics
(McFarlane, Jann, MP, Williams, Daryl, MP)
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Taxation: Family Payments
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Mr Martin Ferguson
asked the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, upon notice, on 13 February 2003:
(1) With respect to his decision to exercise his powers under section 33(2)(b)(ii) of the Migration Act to establish a new type of Special Purpose Visa category for crews on vessels operating under single and continuous voyage permits, how does the introduction of this new category of visa ensure that coastal trading is not opened up in such a way as to remove opportunities for Australian workers.
(2) Can a crew member be issued with subsequent special visas after the expiry of the first; if so, (a) what is the minimum gap, if any, between the two permits and (b) are there any requirements on re-issue, such as a requirement to leave Australian waters; if not, why not.
Mr Ruddock (Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation)
—The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
(1) The new instrument specifies that a person is taken to hold a Special Purpose Visa (SPV) where they are a non-citizen crew member of a commercial vessel operating in coastal trading under a Single Voyage Permit (SVP) or Continuing Voyage Permit (CVP) granted by the Minister for Transport and Regional Services.
The instrument specifies that an SPV will only be taken to be held where the SVP or CVP was granted in the following circumstances:
· the vessel is an international vessel engaged in a pattern of business that takes it outside Australia on a regular basis; and
· no suitable Australian vessel is available for the purpose for which the permit is sought.
The instrument further specifies that an SPV may only be taken to be held by the person where the SVP or CVP was granted for a period of up to three months duration. At the end of the three-month period, the ship and crew are required to leave Australian waters to a place outside Australia. This three-month limit was not specified in migration legislation prior to the introduction of the new instrument.
(2) The new instrument specifies that a person can only be taken to hold an SPV where they are a non-citizen crew member of a commercial vessel operating in coastal trading under a Single Voyage Permit (SVP) or Continuing Voyage Permit (CVP) that was granted for a period of up to three months. If an SVP or CVP has been issued for a period of more than three months, the person cannot be taken to hold an SPV.
A crew member who has previously been in Australia on an SPV will be taken to hold a further SPV provided that the vessel on which they are working has been issued a further permit that meets the requirements set out in the instrument.