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Notice given 6 February 2012
1533 Senator Cash: To ask the Minister for Finance and Deregulation—What is the whole of government budget, across all portfolios, for intercepting, transferring, housing, processing (including administrative and judicial review) and removing asylum seekers in the: (a) 2010-11; and (b) 2011-12 (to date), financial years.
1535 Senator Cash: To ask the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations—With reference to the Seasonal Worker Program announced by the Government on 18 December 2011:
(1) How will the $21.7 million allocated to the program be spent, and where will this funding come from.
(2) How does the Seasonal Worker Program differ from the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme.
(3) Which countries are included in the:
(a) Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme; and
(b) Seasonal Worker Program.
(4) Can copies of all signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) relating to the Seasonal Worker Program be provided.
(5) In regard to Nauru and Tuvalu, detailed separately:
(a) what is the current state of discussions in relation to an MOU;
(b) when did discussions commence; and
(c) when is the MOU expected to be signed.
(6) Was an evaluation report completed for the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme; if so, can a copy be provided; if not, why not.
(7) Can details be provided of the ‘small-scale, three-year trial arrangements with cotton and cane growers, aquaculture ventures and accommodation providers in the tourism industry’, including how these industries were selected to be part of the trial.
(8) What selection criteria are employers required to satisfy in order to be an ‘approved employer’.
(9) How many applications by companies seeking to be an ‘approved employer’ have been:
(a) received;
(b) approved; and
(c) denied, including the reason(s) for denial.
Senator Cash: To ask the Ministers listed below (Question Nos 1537-1538)—Can an update be provided as to the status of each of the 31 recommendations presented by the National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce.
1537 Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research
1538 Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations ( transferred to the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research on 9 February 2012)