Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Hanson, again, when you were in the chamber yesterday these questions were asked and answered in great detail. That does come under the labour market testing provisions of the treaty, which again we can provide to you. Experience is very important. These labour market testing provisions are not new. They are already in a number of other treaties. I understand community concerns. This is certainly an issue that the unions are very vocal about. But, when you have a look at the facts, for the Japan, China and South Korea free trade agreements, which are subject to LMT provisions, the evidence is that 457 visa numbers for those three countries actually dropped by 10 per cent after the introduction of those LMT provisions. So these are not new. The processes are the same, and, despite fears that this will lead to Australian workforces and workers being overrun, the evidence is simply not there.