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 9 July 2012.

(1) Do people smugglers offering conveyance to Australia market their services in source countries and countries other than Indonesia; if so, can a list be provided of:

(a) those countries; and(b) the locales within those countries where such marketing operations take place, together with an indication of the scale of those operations.

(2) Does the department have a number or estimate for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 financial years of the number of Irregular Maritime Arrivals [IMAs] arriving via Indonesia who:

(a) make contact or contract with people smuggling operations prior to arriving in Indonesia; and

(b) have a 30 day visa from Indonesia.