asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, upon notice, on 13 March 2012:

For the financial years 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11, how many:

  (a) employer nominations were submitted under regulation 5.19(4) of the Migration Regulations 1994, listed separately by Regional Certifying Body (RCB);

  (b) employer nominations were approved per each RCB;

  (c) visas were approved for a Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa per each RCB;

  (d) Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa holders were subject to a Notice of Intention to Cancel in line with section 137Q of the Migration Act 1958; and

  (e) previous Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa holders had a Subclass 857/119 visa cancelled in line with section 137Q of the Migration Act 1958.

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

The table at Attachment A lists employer nominations lodged for Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) according to Regional Certifying Body (RCB^).

The table at Attachment B lists employer nominations approved for RSMS according to Regional Certifying Body (RCB^).

The table at Attachment C shows RSMS visas granted according to RCB^.

The table at Attachment D shows the Notice Of Intention to Consider Cancellations (NOICCs) issued under section 137Q of the Migration Act 1958.

The table at Attachment D shows the RSMS visas cancelled under section 137Q of the Migration Act 1958.

^Please note that the name of the RCB is not a mandatory data field when processing nominations and applications in DIAC systems and as such is not always captured. This results in the RCB being listed as ' Unknown ' in reporting.

Attachment A

Employer Nominations lodged for RSMS

Attachment B

Employer Nominations Approved for RSMS

Attachment C

RSMS Visas Granted

Attachment D

NOICCs Issued and Cancellations Under Section 137(Q)