Senate debates

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Questions without Notice

Migration

2:59 pm

Photo of Kate LundyKate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

In one particular case which was investigated by the department of immigration a company approved to sponsor one hundred 457 visa holders was found to have an entire construction site with over four hundred 457 visa holders and no local employees. This cannot continue, and that is why the government is implementing the recommendations of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Skilled Migration—a tripartite body made up of employers, unions and state and territory officials.

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