5th Feb 2025, 5:03 PM – Senate Documents - Department of Education, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Department of Home Affairs - Order for the Production of Documents

The majority voted in favour of motion no. 740, which was moved by Tasmanian Senator Wendy Askew (Liberal) in the name of Victorian Senator Sarah Henderson (Liberal).

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GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 740

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, by no later than 4 pm on 12 February 2025:

(a) with respect to student visa applications:

(i) the number of offshore student visa applications for each education provider approved for the calendar year 2024,

(ii) the number of offshore student visa applications for each education provider denied for the calendar year 2024,

(iii) the number of onshore student visa applications for each education provider approved for the calendar year 2024,

(iv) the number of onshore student visa applications for each education provider denied for the calendar year 2024,

(v) the number of onshore and offshore student visa applications received by month for the calendar year 2024,

(vi) the total number of onshore and offshore student visa applications approved for the calendar year 2024,

(vii) the number of student visa applications where the applicant or their agent have lodged an appeal to a refusal or cancellation for each month of the calendar year 2024, and

(viii) the number of student visa holders which have submitted a subclass 866 Protection visa application for each month of the calendar year 2024;

(b) with respect to temporary graduate visas:

(i) the number of temporary graduate visa holders by location (using city/suburb, postcode or relevant data) for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024 as at December in each year, or the latest available data for 2024,

(ii) the number of temporary graduate visa holders whose visa terminated for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024,

(iii) the destination of temporary graduate visa holders (for those exiting Australia) for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024,

(iv) the duration temporary graduate visa holders remained on a temporary graduate visa prior to exiting Australia for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024,

(v) the number of current temporary graduate visa holders:

(A) by how long the visa holder has remained in Australia while holding a temporary graduate visa, including any subsequent temporary graduate visa where relevant, in one-year increments (including less than one year), and

(B) by how long remains on their current visa in one-year increments (including less than one year); and

(c) with respect to skilled visas:

(i) the total number of visa applications for each skilled visa subclass for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024, and

(ii) the total number of visa applications for each skilled visa subclass whereby an applicant is nominating an Australian study requirement in each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024.