Amanda Vanstone (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The senator may not have been listening. I gave her the actual number of employers as at 7 September. It may have gone up by now. I indicated it was 182 and followed up by saying that that was about two per cent, or a 98 per cent compliance rate—which I do not assume. But if that were the case it would be a 98 per cent compliance rate, and with any branch of the law that would be a very good compliance rate.

The senator will understand that in any law enforcement activity, rather than checking every single thing, one works on a targeted approach to where there are high risks. That is why when they do random breath testing they don’t put them in back alleys; they put them in places where, and at times when, they believe they will catch people. We have a targeted approach to this. We are happy with what we are doing, but we are always happy to receive any advice from the public. I am sorry that the union has not taken up the offer to come to us and work with us when questions are raised. The union was specifically written to in September, has not replied and has not— (Time expired)