Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question—and I thank the minister for attempting to answer the question! Is the minister aware that the committee also found that a more effective compliance regime is the key to ensuring that 457 visas are not used to undercut Australian jobs, wages and conditions? Will the government act to strengthen the compliance arrangements of the 457 visa? Isn’t that the best way of ensuring that temporary foreign workers are not exploited by unscrupulous employers?