457 VISAS

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (15:04): A supplementary question, again to the Minister for Trade, in light of his answer: if the federal or state governments have concerns about rorting of the 457 visas, why then is the public sector in this state the largest employer of 457 visa holders?

The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade, Minister for Small Business) (15:05): The federal government may have concerns about the rorting; they are in charge of that process, and they can go about fixing it. They are the people who do the inspections and take control of the immigration processes. The state government uses them mainly in health, to fulfil skills needs mainly in regional areas. We are not rorting them; we use them as we need to, and I am confident the state government is not rorting them.