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27 April 2013

Immigration - What's News - 23 April 2013

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Holding Redlich

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Holding Redlich, a national commercial law firm with offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, and Cairns, delivers tailored solutions with expert legal thinking and industry knowledge, prioritizing client partnerships.
The newsletter includes links to recent media releases in relation to immigration and work visas in Australia and NZ.
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In the media

NZ agrees to jointly manage overseas immigration physicians
New Zealand and Australia have agreed to align the management of an offshore network of panel physicians to improve the quality of health examinations visa applicants receive. Panel physicians are doctors and radiologists who undertake immigration health examinations for visa applicants (19 April 2013). More...

Transport firm rejects criticism of foreign workers' conditions
A Western Australian bus operator has denied union allegations it is exploiting foreign workers by providing unsafe working conditions (18 April 2013). More...

Illegal workers detained
Immigration compliance officers detained 14 suspected illegal farm workers in a single operation in northern Victoria's Goulburn Valley region, near Shepparton, overnight. People with information about illegal workers or visa overstayers are encouraged to call the Immigration Department (17 April 2013Z). More...

Health sector needs 457 visas: Kenyon
Immigration Department figures show the South Australian Government is the state's highest employer of 457 visa holders. Almost 20 per cent of the state's 1360 workers on 457 visas are employed in the public sector (05 April 2013). More...

We know about the 457. What about the 485?
Author: Peter Mares, Inside Story
A different visa category could be the subject of future debates about temporary migration (17 April 2013). More...

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