Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

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.