In the media
Opinion: Australian visas sold for $70,000 at
7-Eleven
What started off as the biggest wage scandal in Australian
history, is now turning out to be much more than that with
accusations of an 'indentured labour scheme' being run by
some 7-Eleven franchisees who operated 'visa factories' to
supplement their income and run their businesses well under award
wage rates by forcing students to breach visa laws (23 September
2015).
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New law threatens imprisonment and hefty fines for
employers who get paid by a visa applicant
A key recommendation of the independent review into the subclass
457 program recommended that legislation is introduced to
strengthen the integrity of the program by allowing action to be
taken where 'payment for visas' conduct has occurred (17
September 2015).
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In practice and courts and publishing
Reminder: AAT's application for review forms M1, M2
and R1
From 1 October 2015, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal will only
accept applications for review made to the Migration and Refugee
Division on M1, M2 and R1
paper forms with design date 07/15, or those generated by the
online lodgement
system.
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