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representatives vote 2013-06-26#5
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The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2013-06-26.32.1 motion] to read the bill a second time.This means that the majority of members agree with the main idea of the bill, which was "to enhance the Government’s ability to deter sponsor behaviour which is inconsistent with the policy intent of the Temporary Sponsored Visa Program (of which Subclass 457 visas are a part)".(Read more about the bill [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5068 here], which you can find its explanatory memorandum and bills digest.
)''Background to the Bill''The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5068 Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013] was introduced by Labor MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Brendan_O%26%2339%3BConnor&mpc=Gorton&house=representatives Brendan O'Connor] to “enhance the government's ability to deter sponsor behaviour which is inconsistent with the policy intent of the subclass 457 visa program and other temporary employer sponsored visa programs”.(Read MP O'Connor's comments [http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2013-06-06.3.2 here].
) At the time this bill was introduced, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/457_visa 457 visa program] was receiving extensive media attention with claims that it was being misused.(See [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-02/an-457-crackdown/4728148 ABC News]. A simple explanation of the 457 visa scheme can be found on the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s website [http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/sbs/ here].)References- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2013-06-26.32.1) to read the bill a second time.
- This means that the majority of members agree with the main idea of the bill, which was "to enhance the Government’s ability to deter sponsor behaviour which is inconsistent with the policy intent of the Temporary Sponsored Visa Program (of which Subclass 457 visas are a part)".(Read more about the bill [here](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5068), which you can find its explanatory memorandum and bills digest. )
- _Background to the Bill_
- The [Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5068) was introduced by Labor MP [Brendan O'Connor](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Brendan_O%26%2339%3BConnor&mpc=Gorton&house=representatives) to “enhance the government's ability to deter sponsor behaviour which is inconsistent with the policy intent of the subclass 457 visa program and other temporary employer sponsored visa programs”.(Read MP O'Connor's comments [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2013-06-06.3.2). ) At the time this bill was introduced, the [457 visa program](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/457_visa) was receiving extensive media attention with claims that it was being misused.(See [ABC News](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-02/an-457-crackdown/4728148). A simple explanation of the 457 visa scheme can be found on the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s website [here](http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/sbs/).)
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- The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2013-06-26.32.1 motion] to read the bill a second time.
This means that the majority of members agree with the main idea of the bill, which was "to enhance the Government’s ability to deter sponsor behaviour which is inconsistent with the policy intent of the Temporary Sponsored Visa Program (of which Subclass 457 visas are a part)".[1]- This means that the majority of members agree with the main idea of the bill, which was "to enhance the Government’s ability to deter sponsor behaviour which is inconsistent with the policy intent of the Temporary Sponsored Visa Program (of which Subclass 457 visas are a part)".(Read more about the bill [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5068 here], which you can find its explanatory memorandum and bills digest.
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- ''Background to the Bill''
The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5068 Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013] was introduced by Labor MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Brendan_O%26%2339%3BConnor&mpc=Gorton&house=representatives Brendan O'Connor] to “enhance the government's ability to deter sponsor behaviour which is inconsistent with the policy intent of the subclass 457 visa program and other temporary employer sponsored visa programs”.[2] At the time this bill was introduced, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/457_visa 457 visa program] was receiving extensive media attention with claims that it was being misused.[3]- The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5068 Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013] was introduced by Labor MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Brendan_O%26%2339%3BConnor&mpc=Gorton&house=representatives Brendan O'Connor] to “enhance the government's ability to deter sponsor behaviour which is inconsistent with the policy intent of the subclass 457 visa program and other temporary employer sponsored visa programs”.(Read MP O'Connor's comments [http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2013-06-06.3.2 here].
) At the time this bill was introduced, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/457_visa 457 visa program] was receiving extensive media attention with claims that it was being misused.(See [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-02/an-457-crackdown/4728148 ABC News]. A simple explanation of the 457 visa scheme can be found on the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s website [http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/sbs/ here].)
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* [1] Read more about the bill [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5068 here], which you can find its explanatory memorandum and bills digest.* [2] Read MP O'Connor's comments [http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2013-06-06.3.2 here].* [3] See [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-02/an-457-crackdown/4728148 ABC News]. A simple explanation of the 457 visa scheme can be found on the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s website [http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/sbs/ here].
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013; Second Reading- Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Read a second time
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<p class="speaker">Anna Burke</p><p>The question now is that this bill be read a second time.</p> - The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/debate/?id=2013-06-26.32.1 motion] to read the bill a second time.
- This means that the majority of members agree with the main idea of the bill, which was "to enhance the Government’s ability to deter sponsor behaviour which is inconsistent with the policy intent of the Temporary Sponsored Visa Program (of which Subclass 457 visas are a part)".[1]
- ''Background to the Bill''
- The [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5068 Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013] was introduced by Labor MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Brendan_O%26%2339%3BConnor&mpc=Gorton&house=representatives Brendan O'Connor] to “enhance the government's ability to deter sponsor behaviour which is inconsistent with the policy intent of the subclass 457 visa program and other temporary employer sponsored visa programs”.[2] At the time this bill was introduced, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/457_visa 457 visa program] was receiving extensive media attention with claims that it was being misused.[3]
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- * [1] Read more about the bill [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5068 here], which you can find its explanatory memorandum and bills digest.
- * [2] Read MP O'Connor's comments [http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2013-06-06.3.2 here].
- * [3] See [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-02/an-457-crackdown/4728148 ABC News]. A simple explanation of the 457 visa scheme can be found on the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s website [http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/sbs/ here].
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