Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): This government regards its discussions with relevant key sectors as critically important to improving immigration services. The changes that we have announced follow consultations on the government discussion paper, Future directions for streamlined visa processing. Written submissions were invited from members of the Education Visa Consultative Committee (EVCC) and other key stakeholders in response to the formal discussion paper, and a total of 32 submissions were received. Individual meetings were also held with individual stakeholders and discussions were held at quarterly EVCC meetings. The changes have been welcomed by the education sector, including today by representatives of Universities Australia, the Australian Council for Private Education and Training, and the International Education Association of Australia. But we do not stop there. Our consultation with the sector will continue, and a working group with international education sector stakeholders is being formed to guide implementation of the new framework. (Time expired)