Senator Lundy: 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 Year Regional Certifying Body 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 ACT Economic Development Directorate 0 0 56 Albury Wodonga Business Limited 0 1 1 Business Central Coast Inc 11 10 12 Cairns Chamber of Commerce Inc 229 236 187 Cairns Chamber of Commerce Inc 1 7 1 Capital Region Development Board 21 30 29 Central Western QLD Remote Area Planning & Development Board 4 6 4 Central Western Regional Development Board 31 35 38 Clarence Valley Business Development Board 0 1 0 Commerce Queensland—Cairns & Far-North QLD 97 230 203 Commerce Queensland—Gold Coast & Hinterland 9 9 28 Commerce Queensland—Head Office 20 23 72 Commerce Queensland—Mackay 161 278 274 Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton 22 0 0 Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton & Central QLD 87 111 71 Commerce Queensland—Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay & Burnett 59 129 163 Commerce Queensland—Toowoomba & South West QLD 153 204 145 Commerce Queensland—Townsville & North QLD 50 137 91 Far Western Regional Development Board 9 5 13 Gascoyne Development Commission 8 9 22 Gladstone Area Promotion & Development Limited 29 44 37 Goldfields Esperance Development Commission 49 0 0 Great Southern Development Commission 19 175 36 Hunter Councils Inc 3 11 3 Hunter Economic Development Corporation 10 18 22 Illawarra Regional Development Board 8 5 5 Immigration SA—Dept of Trade & Economic Development 951 1,264 1,015 Kimberley Development Commission 14 38 68 Mid North Coast Regional Development Board 0 0 21 Mid West Development Commission 29 37 37 Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce 0 35 54 Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce 0 0 1 Multicultural Tasmania—Dept. of Premier & Cabinet 126 2 4 Murray Regional Development Board 9 9 54 Northern Inland Regional Development Board 17 53 58 Northern Rivers Regional Development Board 26 37 58 NSW Dept of State and Regional Development 1 31 60 NT—Dept of Business, Economic & Regional Development 288 524 582 Orana Area Consultative Committee 20 34 15 Peel Development Commission 44 66 59 Pilbara Development Commission 51 23 0 Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce & Industry 7 10 0 QLD Dept. of State Development, Trade & Innovation 9 9 5 Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast Inc 0 14 65 Regional Development Victoria—Ballarat 45 35 55 Regional Development Victoria—Bendigo 13 121 81 Regional Development Victoria—Geelong 54 138 175 Regional Development Victoria—Mildura 19 4 3 Regional Development Victoria—Shepparton 8 9 17 Regional Development Victoria—Traralgon 43 73 109 Regional Development Victoria—Wangaratta 43 96 166 Regional Development Victoria—Wodonga 12 32 22 Riverina Regional Development Board 52 62 70 Roma Regional Council 23 69 27 Roma Town Council 0 2 2 Skilled & Business Migration—ACT Chief Minister's Dept. 285 301 345 Skilled Migration Western Australia 0 29 284 Small Business Centre New England & North-West 42 20 1 Small Business Development Corporation 50 234 34 South West Development Commission 131 158 160 Swan Hill Rural City Council 29 60 104 TAS Dept of Economic Development 96 172 183 Townsville Enterprise Limited 116 83 90 VIC Dept of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development 5 12 19 Warrnambool City Council 29 38 52 Wheatbelt Development Commission 79 23 0 Wimmera Development Association 19 38 43 Unknown 308 530 926 Total 4,183 6,239 6,637 Attachment B Employer Nominations Approved for RSMS Year Regional Certifying Body 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Albury Wodonga Business Limited 0 1 0 Business Central Coast Inc 12 8 7 Cairns Chamber of Commerce Inc 320 145 218 Capital Region Development Board 19 22 26 Central Western QLD Remote Area Planning & Development Board 4 2 6 Central Western Regional Development Board 26 25 36 Clarence Valley Business Development Board 0 0 1 Commerce Queensland—Cairns & Far-North QLD 76 174 179 Commerce Queensland—Gold Coast & Hinterland 8 5 25 Commerce Queensland—Head Office 7 23 45 Commerce Queensland—Mackay 169 205 271 Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton 67 0 0 Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton & Central QLD 72 98 98 Commerce Queensland—Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay & Burnett 43 105 141 Commerce Queensland—Toowoomba & South West QLD 152 151 160 Commerce Queensland—Townsville & North QLD 48 117 93 Far Western Regional Development Board 9 5 9 Gascoyne Development Commission 7 6 13 Gladstone Area Promotion & Development Limited 27 39 33 Goldfields Esperance Development Commission 63 2 0 Great Southern Development Commission 26 92 104 Hunter Councils Inc 5 2 12 Hunter Economic Development Corporation 7 15 20 Illawarra Regional Development Board 4 8 3 Immigration SA—Dept of Trade & Economic Development 954 1,177 946 Kimberley Development Commission 13 28 58 Mid North Coast Regional Development Board 0 0 7 Mid West Development Commission 30 24 39 Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce 2 24 43 Multicultural Tasmania—Dept. of Premier & Cabinet 157 2 3 Murray Regional Development Board 6 7 43 Northern Inland Regional Development Board 13 41 43 Northern Rivers Regional Development Board 25 32 48 NSW Dept of State and Regional Development 1 16 47 NT—Dept of Business, Economic & Regional Development 315 472 532 Orana Area Consultative Committee 18 32 13 Peel Development Commission 49 56 58 Pilbara Development Commission 50 29 1 Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce & Industry 9 11 0 QLD Dept. of State Development, Trade & Innovation 14 1 11 Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast Inc 0 0 54 Regional Development Victoria—Ballarat 56 37 43 Regional Development Victoria—Bendigo 15 92 96 Regional Development Victoria—Geelong 51 116 159 Regional Development Victoria—Mildura 19 5 2 Regional Development Victoria—Shepparton 8 5 3 Regional Development Victoria—Traralgon 49 56 103 Regional Development Victoria—Wangaratta 44 77 154 Regional Development Victoria—Wodonga 13 25 17 Riverina Regional Development Board 53 55 60 Roma Regional Council 11 37 58 Roma Town Council 2 1 2 Skilled & Business Migration—ACT Chief Minister's Dept. 289 254 354 Skilled Migration Western Australia 0 0 232 Small Business Centre New England & North-West 41 19 8 Small Business Development Corporation 34 166 102 South West Development Commission 146 125 171 Swan Hill Rural City Council 26 51 80 TAS Dept of Economic Development 89 140 181 Townsville Enterprise Limited 127 64 86 VIC Dept of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development 5 9 18 Warrnambool City Council 29 33 43 Wheatbelt Development Commission 66 42 0 Wimmera Development Association 20 29 36 Unknown 8 17 12 TOTAL 4,028 4,657 5,466 Attachment C RSMS Visas Granted Year Nomination Regional Certifying Body 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Albury Wodonga Business Limited 0 1 0 Business Central Coast Inc 14 6 8 Cairns Chamber of Commerce Inc 281 144 201 Capital Region Development Board 15 19 22 Central Western QLD Remote Area Planning & Development Board 5 1 3 Central Western Regional Development Board 21 24 30 Clarence Valley Business Development Board 1 0 1 Commerce Queensland—Cairns & Far-North QLD 33 145 181 Commerce Queensland—Gold Coast & Hinterland 8 5 19 Commerce Queensland—Head Office 5 21 29 Commerce Queensland—Mackay 146 133 258 Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton 68 0 1 Commerce Queensland—Rockhampton & Central QLD 42 90 100 Commerce Queensland—Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay & Burnett 27 81 123 Commerce Queensland—Toowoomba & South West QLD 96 155 152 Commerce Queensland—Townsville & North QLD 23 90 90 Dept of Business, Industry & Resource Development (NT) 2 0 0 Dept of Premier and Cabinet (SA) 8 0 0 Dept of State Development and Innovation (QLD) 1 1 0 Far Western Regional Development Board 9 1 3 Gascoyne Development Commission 4 7 7 Gladstone Area Promotion & Development Limited 19 41 24 Goldfields Esperance Development Commission 72 11 0 Great Southern Development Commission 26 69 96 Hunter Councils Inc 11 0 11 Hunter Economic Development Corporation 6 9 19 Illawarra Regional Development Board 6 8 2 Immigration SA—Dept of Trade & Economic Development 891 1,034 863 Kimberley Development Commission 11 27 45 Mid North Coast Regional Development Board 0 0 4 Mid West Development Commission 21 20 34 Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce 3 16 37 Multicultural Tasmania 3 0 0 Multicultural Tasmania—Dept. of Premier & Cabinet 120 4 2 Murray Regional Development Board 14 7 20 Northern Inland Regional Development Board 7 24 46 Northern Rivers Regional Development Board 25 22 42 NSW Dept of State and Regional Development 2 10 39 NT—Dept of Business, Economic & Regional Development 122 388 408 NT- Dept of Business, Economic & Regional Development 181 2 0 Orana Area Consultative Committee 15 24 18 Peel Development Commission 44 56 52 Pilbara Development Commission 52 38 5 Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce & Industry 10 9 0 QLD Dept. of State Development, Trade & Innovation 16 4 8 Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast Inc 0 0 34 Regional Development Victoria—Ballarat 39 47 30 Regional Development Victoria—Bendigo 15 55 105 Regional Development Victoria—Geelong 40 89 160 Regional Development Victoria—Mildura 13 11 3 Regional Development Victoria—Shepparton 11 2 5 Regional Development Victoria—Traralgon 44 48 82 Regional Development Victoria—Wangaratta 26 67 141 Regional Development Victoria—Wodonga 9 19 20 Riverina Regional Development Board 40 54 57 Roma Regional Council 8 25 41 Roma Town Council 17 0 2 Skilled & Business Migration—ACT Chief Minister's Dept. 221 224 301 Skilled Migration Western Australia 0 0 165 Small Business Centre New England & North-West 36 22 11 Small Business Development Corporation 20 143 111 South West Development Commission 107 121 143 Swan Hill Rural City Council 25 43 55 TAS Dept of Economic Development 23 118 159 Townsville Enterprise Limited 100 66 59 Unknown 28 27 21 VIC Dept of Innovation, Industry & Regional Development 2 9 16 Warrnambool City Council 13 28 37 Wheatbelt Development Commission 34 59 4 Wimmera Development Association 16 19 43 Grand Total 3,373 4,043 4,808 Attachment D NOICCs Issued and Cancellations Under Section 137(Q) Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 YTD NOICCs issued 4 4 6 30 Cancellations 1 0 2 6