DIMA Annual Report 1998-99
Sub-program 2.1: Compliance and Investigation
Objective
To ensure that non-citizens accept and abide by entry, stay and departure requirements.
Description
This sub-program comprises enforcement, deterrence and compliance awareness strategies. These activities include investigating and prosecuting offences under the Migration Act 1958; locating and removing unlawful non-citizens; data matching with other Commonwealth agencies; assisting unlawful non-citizens who wish to regularise their status; the Employer Awareness Campaign; and the study and implementation of new operational methods and programs.
Performance Information
The performance of the sub-program is measured by the extent to which:
- immigration fraud is being effectively addressed by:
- successfully investigating and prosecuting people who breach migration law;
- identifying people who are unlawfully in Australia or breaching other visa conditions;
- identifying non-citizens who may be defrauding other departments; and
- cooperating with other Commonwealth departments and law enforcement agencies;
- the overstay rates are reduced; and
- people voluntarily comply with visa conditions and depart while still lawful, and without the need for location and removal.
Financial and staffing resources summary
1998-99 |
1998-99 |
1997-98 |
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Budget & AE's |
Actual |
Actual |
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($'000) |
($'000) |
($'000) |
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Budgetary (Cash) basis |
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Components of appropriations |
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Annual appropriations |
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Running Costs |
20 896 |
20 518 |
18 804 |
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Other Program Appropriations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total appropriations |
20 896 |
20 518 |
18 804 |
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Less adjustments |
242 |
545 |
257 |
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Total Outlays |
20 654 |
19 973 |
18 547 |
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Total Revenue |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Staffing |
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Staff years (actual) |
255 |
252 |
250 |
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