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Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Page: 2846

Immigration and Citizenship

(Question No. 1694)


Senator Abetz asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 13 March 2012:

For the financial years 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11, how many:

   (a) employer nominations were submitted under regulation 5.19(4) of the Migration Regulations 1994, listed separately by Regional Certifying Body (RCB);

   (b) employer nominations were approved per each RCB;

   (c) visas were approved for a Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa per each RCB;

   (d) Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa holders were subject to a Notice of Intention to Cancel in line with section 137Q of the Migration Act 1958; and

   (e) previous Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa holders had a Subclass 857/119 visa cancelled in line with section 137Q of the Migration Act 1958.


Senator Lundy: The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

The table at Attachment A lists employer nominations lodged for Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) according to Regional Certifying Body (RCB^).

The table at Attachment B lists employer nominations approved for RSMS according to Regional Certifying Body (RCB^).

The table at Attachment C shows RSMS visas granted according to RCB^.

The table at Attachment D shows the Notice Of Intention to Consider Cancellations (NOICCs) issued under section 137Q of the Migration Act 1958.

The table at Attachment D shows the RSMS visas cancelled under section 137Q of the Migration Act 1958.

^Please note that the name of the RCB is not a mandatory data field when processing nominations and applications in DIAC systems and as such is not always captured. This results in the RCB being listed as ' Unknown ' in reporting.

Attachment A

Employer Nominations lodged for RSMS

 

Year

Regional Certifying Body

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

ACT Economic Development Directorate

0

0

56

Albury Wodonga Business Limited

0

1

1

Business Central Coast Inc

11

10

12

Cairns Chamber of Commerce Inc

229

236

187

Cairns Chamber of Commerce Inc

1

7

1

Capital Region Development Board

21

30

29

Central Western QLD Remote Area Planning & Development Board

4

6

4

Central Western Regional Development Board

31

35

38

Clarence Valley Business Development Board

0

1

0

Commerce Queensland—Cairns & Far-North QLD

97

230

203

Commerce Queensland—Gold Coast & Hinterland

9

9

28

Commerce Queensland—Head Office

20

23

72

Commerce Queensland—Mackay

161

278

274

Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton

22

0

0

Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton & Central QLD

87

111

71

Commerce Queensland—Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay & Burnett

59

129

163

Commerce Queensland—Toowoomba & South West QLD

153

204

145

Commerce Queensland—Townsville & North QLD

50

137

91

Far Western Regional Development Board

9

5

13

Gascoyne Development Commission

8

9

22

Gladstone Area Promotion & Development Limited

29

44

37

Goldfields Esperance Development Commission

49

0

0

Great Southern Development Commission

19

175

36

Hunter Councils Inc

3

11

3

Hunter Economic Development Corporation

10

18

22

Illawarra Regional Development Board

8

5

5

Immigration SA—Dept of Trade & Economic Development

951

1,264

1,015

Kimberley Development Commission

14

38

68

Mid North Coast Regional Development Board

0

0

21

Mid West Development Commission

29

37

37

Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce

0

35

54

Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce

0

0

1

Multicultural Tasmania—Dept. of Premier & Cabinet

126

2

4

Murray Regional Development Board

9

9

54

Northern Inland Regional Development Board

17

53

58

Northern Rivers Regional Development Board

26

37

58

NSW Dept of State and Regional Development

1

31

60

NT—Dept of Business, Economic & Regional Development

288

524

582

Orana Area Consultative Committee

20

34

15

Peel Development Commission

44

66

59

Pilbara Development Commission

51

23

0

Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce & Industry

7

10

0

QLD Dept. of State Development, Trade & Innovation

9

9

5

Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast Inc

0

14

65

Regional Development Victoria—Ballarat

45

35

55

Regional Development Victoria—Bendigo

13

121

81

Regional Development Victoria—Geelong

54

138

175

Regional Development Victoria—Mildura

19

4

3

Regional Development Victoria—Shepparton

8

9

17

Regional Development Victoria—Traralgon

43

73

109

Regional Development Victoria—Wangaratta

43

96

166

Regional Development Victoria—Wodonga

12

32

22

Riverina Regional Development Board

52

62

70

Roma Regional Council

23

69

27

Roma Town Council

0

2

2

Skilled & Business Migration—ACT Chief Minister's Dept.

285

301

345

Skilled Migration Western Australia

0

29

284

Small Business Centre New England & North-West

42

20

1

Small Business Development Corporation

50

234

34

South West Development Commission

131

158

160

Swan Hill Rural City Council

29

60

104

TAS Dept of Economic Development

96

172

183

Townsville Enterprise Limited

116

83

90

VIC Dept of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development

5

12

19

Warrnambool City Council

29

38

52

Wheatbelt Development Commission

79

23

0

Wimmera Development Association

19

38

43

Unknown

308

530

926

Total

4,183

6,239

6,637

 

Attachment B

Employer Nominations Approved for RSMS

 

Year

Regional Certifying Body

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

Albury Wodonga Business Limited

0

1

0

Business Central Coast Inc

12

8

7

Cairns Chamber of Commerce Inc

320

145

218

Capital Region Development Board

19

22

26

Central Western QLD Remote Area Planning & Development Board

4

2

6

Central Western Regional Development Board

26

25

36

Clarence Valley Business Development Board

0

0

1

Commerce Queensland—Cairns & Far-North QLD

76

174

179

Commerce Queensland—Gold Coast & Hinterland

8

5

25

Commerce Queensland—Head Office

7

23

45

Commerce Queensland—Mackay

169

205

271

Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton

67

0

0

Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton & Central QLD

72

98

98

Commerce Queensland—Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay & Burnett

43

105

141

Commerce Queensland—Toowoomba & South West QLD

152

151

160

Commerce Queensland—Townsville & North QLD

48

117

93

Far Western Regional Development Board

9

5

9

Gascoyne Development Commission

7

6

13

Gladstone Area Promotion & Development Limited

27

39

33

Goldfields Esperance Development Commission

63

2

0

Great Southern Development Commission

26

92

104

Hunter Councils Inc

5

2

12

Hunter Economic Development Corporation

7

15

20

Illawarra Regional Development Board

4

8

3

Immigration SA—Dept of Trade & Economic Development

954

1,177

946

Kimberley Development Commission

13

28

58

Mid North Coast Regional Development Board

0

0

7

Mid West Development Commission

30

24

39

Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce

2

24

43

Multicultural Tasmania—Dept. of Premier & Cabinet

157

2

3

Murray Regional Development Board

6

7

43

Northern Inland Regional Development Board

13

41

43

Northern Rivers Regional Development Board

25

32

48

NSW Dept of State and Regional Development

1

16

47

NT—Dept of Business, Economic & Regional Development

315

472

532

Orana Area Consultative Committee

18

32

13

Peel Development Commission

49

56

58

Pilbara Development Commission

50

29

1

Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce & Industry

9

11

0

QLD Dept. of State Development, Trade & Innovation

14

1

11

Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast Inc

0

0

54

Regional Development Victoria—Ballarat

56

37

43

Regional Development Victoria—Bendigo

15

92

96

Regional Development Victoria—Geelong

51

116

159

Regional Development Victoria—Mildura

19

5

2

Regional Development Victoria—Shepparton

8

5

3

Regional Development Victoria—Traralgon

49

56

103

Regional Development Victoria—Wangaratta

44

77

154

Regional Development Victoria—Wodonga

13

25

17

Riverina Regional Development Board

53

55

60

Roma Regional Council

11

37

58

Roma Town Council

2

1

2

Skilled & Business Migration—ACT Chief Minister's Dept.

289

254

354

Skilled Migration Western Australia

0

0

232

Small Business Centre New England & North-West

41

19

8

Small Business Development Corporation

34

166

102

South West Development Commission

146

125

171

Swan Hill Rural City Council

26

51

80

TAS Dept of Economic Development

89

140

181

Townsville Enterprise Limited

127

64

86

VIC Dept of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development

5

9

18

Warrnambool City Council

29

33

43

Wheatbelt Development Commission

66

42

0

Wimmera Development Association

20

29

36

Unknown

8

17

12

TOTAL

4,028

4,657

5,466

 

Attachment C

RSMS Visas Granted

Year

Nomination Regional Certifying Body

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

Albury Wodonga Business Limited

0

1

0

Business Central Coast Inc

14

6

8

Cairns Chamber of Commerce Inc

281

144

201

Capital Region Development Board

15

19

22

Central Western QLD Remote Area Planning & Development Board

5

1

3

Central Western Regional Development Board

21

24

30

Clarence Valley Business Development Board

1

0

1

Commerce Queensland—Cairns & Far-North QLD

33

145

181

Commerce Queensland—Gold Coast & Hinterland

8

5

19

Commerce Queensland—Head Office

5

21

29

Commerce Queensland—Mackay

146

133

258

Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton

68

0

1

Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton & Central QLD

42

90

100

Commerce Queensland—Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay & Burnett

27

81

123

Commerce Queensland—Toowoomba & South West QLD

96

155

152

Commerce Queensland—Townsville & North QLD

23

90

90

Dept of Business, Industry & Resource Development (NT)

2

0

0

Dept of Premier and Cabinet (SA)

8

0

0

Dept of State Development and Innovation (QLD)

1

1

0

Far Western Regional Development Board

9

1

3

Gascoyne Development Commission

4

7

7

Gladstone Area Promotion & Development Limited

19

41

24

Goldfields Esperance Development Commission

72

11

0

Great Southern Development Commission

26

69

96

Hunter Councils Inc

11

0

11

Hunter Economic Development Corporation

6

9

19

Illawarra Regional Development Board

6

8

2

Immigration SA—Dept of Trade & Economic Development

891

1,034

863

Kimberley Development Commission

11

27

45

Mid North Coast Regional Development Board

0

0

4

Mid West Development Commission

21

20

34

Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce

3

16

37

Multicultural Tasmania

3

0

0

Multicultural Tasmania—Dept. of Premier & Cabinet

120

4

2

Murray Regional Development Board

14

7

20

Northern Inland Regional Development Board

7

24

46

Northern Rivers Regional Development Board

25

22

42

NSW Dept of State and Regional Development

2

10

39

NT—Dept of Business, Economic & Regional Development

122

388

408

NT- Dept of Business, Economic & Regional Development

181

2

0

Orana Area Consultative Committee

15

24

18

Peel Development Commission

44

56

52

Pilbara Development Commission

52

38

5

Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce & Industry

10

9

0

QLD Dept. of State Development, Trade & Innovation

16

4

8

Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast Inc

0

0

34

Regional Development Victoria—Ballarat

39

47

30

Regional Development Victoria—Bendigo

15

55

105

Regional Development Victoria—Geelong

40

89

160

Regional Development Victoria—Mildura

13

11

3

Regional Development Victoria—Shepparton

11

2

5

Regional Development Victoria—Traralgon

44

48

82

Regional Development Victoria—Wangaratta

26

67

141

Regional Development Victoria—Wodonga

9

19

20

Riverina Regional Development Board

40

54

57

Roma Regional Council

8

25

41

Roma Town Council

17

0

2

Skilled & Business Migration—ACT Chief Minister's Dept.

221

224

301

Skilled Migration Western Australia

0

0

165

Small Business Centre New England & North-West

36

22

11

Small Business Development Corporation

20

143

111

South West Development Commission

107

121

143

Swan Hill Rural City Council

25

43

55

TAS Dept of Economic Development

23

118

159

Townsville Enterprise Limited

100

66

59

Unknown

28

27

21

VIC Dept of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development

2

9

16

Warrnambool City Council

13

28

37

Wheatbelt Development Commission

34

59

4

Wimmera Development Association

16

19

43

Grand Total

3,373

4,043

4,808

 

Attachment D

NOICCs Issued and Cancellations Under Section 137(Q)

Year

 

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12 YTD

NOICCs issued

4

4

6

30

Cancellations

1

0

2

6