Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Employment has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

(1) The Minister is aware of the Report.

(2) The estimates provided by Mr Thomson are from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection's State and Territory Migration Summary Report (March 2014). These estimates include both primary (employer-sponsored) and secondary (spouse and dependent) Subclass 457 visa holders.

(3) The highest number of Subclass 457 visas granted in the first nine months of 2013–14 was for New South Wales. Each state experienced a decline in the number of visas granted compared with the corresponding period for 2012–13.

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