Lundy, Sen Kate

Senator Lundy: The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question: (1) There are four administered to the non-government sector as follows: (a) Licences - LEGENDcom (b) Registrations - Migration Agents (c) Fee for services - APEC Business Travel Card - Translation and Interpreting Service (TIS) (d) The Department does not receive any revenue from permits. (2) The following information provides a description of the fee. (a) LEGENDcom LEGENDcom is a licence subscription fee for service to the public for access to the department's migration and citizenship legislation and policy website. Major clients include registered migration agents and legal practitioners who provide advice on migration or citizenship matters. The associated fees for 2012-13 are; (i) Full - $800 (ii) Limited - $730 (iii) Not for profit - $420 (iv) Secondary licence - $345 (v) DVD - $170 (b) Migration Agents registration The Migration Agent registration fee allows agents to provide migration services to the public. The registration is open to individuals or businesses interested in undertaking migration agent work. The associated fees for 2012-13 are (i) Initial - $160 (ii) Repeat - $105, for non-commercial migration agents (iii) Initial - $1,760 (iv) Repeat - $1,595, for commercial migration agents (c) APEC business travel card An APEC business travel card is granted to accredited business people to allow them to make multiple short-term business visits to other APEC economies. This saves business people the time and effort involved in applying for visas or entry permits for travelling to APEC economies. The scheme also provides cardholders with access to fast track lanes at the participating airports. The associated fee for 2012-13 is $200. (c) Translation and Interpreting Service The fee relates to telephone and on site interpreting services provided by the department. Interpreting services are provided to the public. The associated fees for 2012-13 are: (i) Telephone interpreting $25.85 standard hours and $41.36 after hours) (ii) Automated telephone interpreting $23.21 standard hours and $37.29 after hours (iii) Pre-booked telephone interpreting $59.62 standard hours first 30 minutes, $25.85 standard hours additional 15 minutes and $95.48 after hours first 30 minutes, $40.36 after hours additional 15 minutes (iv) Standard on site interpreting $168.41 standard hours first 90 minutes, $55.66 standard hours additional 30 minutes and $269.17 after hours first 90 minutes, $89.21 after hours additional 30 minutes (v) Full day on site interpreting $45.32 standard hours per 30 minutes, $72.82 after hours per 30 minutes and $725.45 weekday day charge, $1,164.24 weekend and public holidays day charge (vi) Travel costs $.83 vehicle allowance per kilometre, $124.41 overnight travelling allowance, $45.32 travel time standard hours per 30 minutes, $72.82 travel time after hours per 30 minutes. (3) (a) LEGENDcom Subscriptions are for a twelve month period (b) Migration Agents registration Registration renewal is required annually (c) APEC business travel cards An APEC card is valid for a period of three years (c) Translation and Interpreting Service Clients are charged on a fee for service basis (4) The individual fees for each subscription type between 2007-08 and 2012-13 to date are as follows; (a) LEGENDcom Subscription Type 2007-08 $ 2008-09 $ 2009-10 $ 2010-11 $ 2011-12 $ 2012-13 $ Full 1360 1340 1340 1340 800 800 Limited 1300 1230 1230 1230 730 730 Not for profit 680 700 700 700 420 420 Library Free Free Free Free Free Free Secondary licence 540 580 580 580 345 345 DVD 160 280 280 280 170 170 (b) Migration Agents registration Non-commercial agents Type 2007-08 $ 2008-09 $ 2009-10 $ 2010-11 $ 2011-12 $ 2012-13 $ Initial 160 160 160 160 160 160 Repeat 105 105 105 105 105 105 Commercial agents Type 2007-08 $ 2008-09 $ 2009-10 $ 2010-11 $ 2011-12 $ 2012-13 $ Initial 1760 1760 1760 1760 1760 1760 Repeat 1595 1595 1595 1595 1595 1595 (c) APEC business travel card 2007-08 $ 2008-09 $ 2009-10 $ 2010-11 $ 2011-12 $ 2012-13 $ Standard 200 200 200 200 200 200 (c) Translation and Interpreting Service Telephone interpreting Service Details 2007-08 $ 2008-09 $ 2009-10 $ 2010-11 $ 2011-12 $ 2012-13 $ Telephone interpreting Standard hours per 15 minutes 22.40 23.10 23.98 24.42 25.08 25.85 After hours per 15 minutes 35.85 36.95 38.28 39.05 40.15 41.36 Automated telephone interpreting Standard hours per 15 minutes 20.15 20.75 21.56 22.00 22.55 23.21 After hours per 15 minutes 32.25 33.20 34.43 35.20 36.19 37.29 Standard hours first 30 minutes or part thereof 51.65 53.20 55.22 56.32 57.86 59.62 Pre-booked telephone interpreting Standard hours each additional 15 minutes 22.40 23.10 23.98 24.42 25.08 25.85 After hours first 30 minutes or part thereof 105.35 108.50 88.33 90.20 92.62 95.48 After hours each additional 15 minutes 17.55 per 5 minutes 18.10 per 5 minutes 38.28 39.05 40.15 40.36 On-site interpreting Service Details 2007-08 $ 2008-09 $ 2009-10 $ 2010-11 $ 2011-12 $ 2012-13 $ Standard hours first 90 minutes or part thereof 145.70 150.15 155.76 159.06 163.35 168.41 Standard on site interpreting Standard hours each additional 30 minutes 48.20 49.65 51.48 52.58 54.01 55.66 After hours first 90 minutes or part thereof 233.15 240.15 249.04 254.32 261.14 269.17 After hours each additional 30 minutes 77.30 79.60 82.50 84.26 86.57 89.21 Standard hours per 30 minutes 39.25 40.45 41.91 42.79 44.00 45.32 Full day on site interpreting After hours per 30 minutes 63.00 64.90 67.32 68.75 70.62 72.82 Minimum charge per day 628.05 646.90 670.89 684.97 703.45 725.45 (weekdays) Minimum charge per day 1008.20 1038.45 1076.90 1099.56 1129.26 1164.24 (Saturday, Sunday or Public holidays) Travel costs Interpreter ' s own vehicle per kilometre 0.58 0.60 0.76 0.83 0.83 0.83 Overnight travel allowance per overnight stay 88.22 103.75 111.45 111.45 117.48 124.41 Travel time (standard hours) per 30 minutes 38.00 39.15 41.91 42.79 44.00 45.32 Travel time (after hours) per 30 minutes 61.00 62.85 67.32 68.75 70.62 72.82 (5) The amount of total revenue collected annually is listed below; 2007-08 $'000 2008-09 $'000 2009-10 $'000 2010-11 $'000 2011-12 $'000 FYTD 30-09-2012 $'000 LEGENDcom 1987 2985 3337 3062 2407 851 Migration Agent registrations 5190 5798 10553 6294 6482 1990 APEC business travel card 1619 1599 1728 1334 1336 318 TIS 8008 9228 11229 12604 13957 3257 Grand Total 16804 19610 26847 23294 24182 6416