Submissions Received by the Review Team
The following written submissions were received during the strategic review of the student visa program.
Disclaimer
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Submissions
Some personal information contained within these submissions has been removed to protect the privacy of individuals in line with the privacy policy of this department.
- 001 – Professor Helene Marsh ( 62KB PDF file)
- 002 – Professor Ali Jaafari – covering letter ( 23KB PDF file)
- 002a – Professor Ali Jaafari (345KB PDF file)
- 003 – Rachna Raval ( 13KB PDF file)
- 004 – B. Doga Günay ( 17KB PDF file)
- 005 – Timothy Cunningham (9.8KB PDF file)
- 006 – Removed by request
- 007 – Abhishek Mehta (9.9KB PDF file)
- 008 – Franz Kratschmer (9.5KB PDF file)
- 009 – Andrew Weida Liew ( 14KB PDF file)
- 010 – Sachin Pabalkar (8.7KB PDF file)
- 011 – Ross Gulliver ( 13KB PDF file)
- 012 – Kevin Le Grice ( 15KB PDF file)
- 013 – Mohammad Tahir Iqbal – covering letter ( 13KB PDF file)
- 013a – Mohammad Tahir Iqbal (145KB PDF file)
- 014 – Francis Xavier Feng ( 81KB PDF file)
- 015 – Rita Batra ( 10KB PDF file)
- 016 – Linda Cheng ( 16KB PDF file)
- 017 – Sagrika Pasricha ( 26KB PDF file)
- 018 – Roman (8.9KB PDF file)
- 019 – Confidential
- 020 – Ganga Reddy ( 10KB PDF file)
- 021 – Confidential
- 022 – Cyrus Mistry ( 12KB PDF file)
- 023 – KS Singh ( 12KB PDF file)
- 024 – Dr Gauld ( 12KB PDF file)
- 025 – Debashia Chanda ( 10KB PDF file)
- 026 – Confidential
- 027 – Anthony Reeder ( 34KB PDF file)
- 028 – Manjula O'Connor ( 14KB PDF file)
- 029 – Jenny Byatt ( 35KB PDF file)
- 030 – Nicholas Baxfield ( 37KB PDF file)
- 031 – Kevin Le Grice ( 26KB PDF file)
- 032 – Charles Darwin University ( 72KB PDF file)
- 033 – Timothy Pilgrim ( 64KB PDF file)
- 034 – Ravi Lochan Singh (221KB PDF file)
- 035 – Sonya Singh ( 18KB PDF file)
- 036 – Charles Jeffery Sun (111KB PDF file)
- 037 – Natasha Mayrseidl (149KB PDF file)
- 038 – Tony de Gruchy (304KB PDF file)
- 039 – Professor Ken Hawkins (141KB PDF file)
- 040 – St Paul's International College (149KB PDF file)
- 041 – Confidential
- 042 – Confidential
- 043 – Russell Welch (339KB PDF file)
- 044 – Russell Welch (372KB PDF file)
- 045 – Queensland Catholic Education Commission ( 53KB PDF file)
- 046 – Bernice Ong ( 52KB PDF file)
- 047 – Mary Ancich ( 71KB PDF file)
- 048 – Confidential
- 049 – John James Quintero ( 45KB PDF file)
- 050 – Krishna ( 53KB PDF file)
- 051 – Australian Association of Aviation and Aerospace Industries ( 46KB PDF file)
- 052 – PPI Australia (132KB PDF file)
- 053 – Summan Jehan (9.7KB PDF file)
- 054 – David Nelson ( 77KB PDF file)
- 055 – Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (386KB PDF file)
- 056 – Jie Fan ( 88KB PDF file)
- 057 – Napalese Associations of Australian Education Representatives ( 44KB PDF file)
- 058 – Confidential
- 059 – English Australia – covering letter (454KB PDF file)
- 059a – English Australia (2.4MB PDF file)
- 060 – University of Ballarat (2.5MB PDF file)
- 061 – Mercedes College ( 78KB PDF file)
- 062 – Carl Holtman ( 12KB PDF file)
- 063 – Canterbury Technical Institute (111KB PDF file)
- 064 – Employment, Training and Further Education (240KB PDF file)
- 065 – Australian Education Assessment Services (194KB PDF file)
- 066 – Chengdu Huaying ( 19KB PDF file)
- 067 – Australian College Information Centre ( 39KB PDF file)
- 068 – Business SA ( 80KB PDF file)
- 069 – FundsV (163KB PDF file)
- 070 – Group of Eight (173KB PDF file)
- 071 – Australian Catholic University ( 64KB PDF file)
- 072 – National Educational Consultancies' Association ( 14KB PDF file)
- 073 – Trish Swart ( 35KB PDF file)
- 074 – International Education Services (107KB PDF file)
- 075 – Victoria University ( 35KB PDF file)
- 076 – Kenny Yang (111KB PDF file)
- 077 – Griffith University (179KB PDF file)
- 078 – Confidential
- 079 – Confidential
- 080 – Bond University (180KB PDF file)
- 081 – Charles Sturt University (145KB PDF file)
- 082 – National Tertiary Education Union ( 72KB PDF file)
- 083 – Satish Patel (222KB PDF file)
- 084 – Medibank (259KB PDF file)
- 085 – Vision International (350KB PDF file)
- 086 – Australia Chinese Business Council (102KB PDF file)
- 087 – International College of Hotel Management – covering letter ( 30KB PDF file)
- 087a – International College of Hotel Management (535KB PDF file)
- 088 – Association of Australian Hotel Schools (532KB PDF file)
- 089 – Council of Private Higher Education (242KB PDF file)
- 090 – Australian Government Schools International ( 82KB PDF file)
- 091 – Department of Innovation Industry, Science and Research – covering letter ( 42KB PDF file)
- 091a – Department of Innovation Industry, Science and Research (139KB PDF file)
- 092 – International Student Legal Advice Clinic (732KB PDF file)
- 093 – the Gordon – covering letter (112KB PDF file)
- 093a – the Gordon (182KB PDF file)
- 094 – Federation of Foreign Education Consultants in India (2.8MB PDF file)
- 095 – Francaustralia Education ( 84KB PDF file)
- 096 – Atlas Education Consultants ( 18KB PDF file)
- 097 – Think Before (209KB PDF file)
- 098 – Study Gold Coast ( 99KB PDF file)
- 099 – Robert Menzies College ( 66KB PDF file)
- 100 – National ELT Accreditation Scheme Limited (220KB PDF file)
- 101 – Confidential
- 102 – ANU College (405KB PDF file)
- 103 – University of Cambridge (347KB PDF file)
- 104 – Educational Testing Service (498KB PDF file)
- 105 – The University of Western Australia ( 52KB PDF file)
- 106 – Swinburne University of Technology (301KB PDF file)
- 107 – RMIT (764KB PDF file)
- 108 – Qld Department of Education and Training (551KB PDF file)
- 109 – Southern Cross University (211KB PDF file)
- 110 – Confidential
- 111 – Deakin University Student Association (165KB PDF file)
- 112 – GrangerAustralia (397KB PDF file)
- 113 – The University of Sydney (189KB PDF file)
- 114 – Hospitality Training Association (3.7MB PDF file)
- 115 – University of Technology Sydney (148KB PDF file)
- 116 – Nudgee International College ( 73KB PDF file)
- 117 – Independent Schools Council of Australia (621KB PDF file)
- 118 – The University of Melbourne (211KB PDF file)
- 119 – Australia Go ( 21KB PDF file)
- 120 – Law Institute of Victoria (650KB PDF file)
- 121 – AustCham Beijing ( 80KB PDF file)
- 122 – Australian Academy of Science ( 32KB PDF file)
- 123 – Queensland University of Technology (335KB PDF file)
- 124 – Confidential
- 125 – Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (845KB PDF file)
- 126 – Automotive Training Victoria ( 62KB PDF file)
- 127 – Australian National University (163KB PDF file)
- 128 – Student's Representative Council – The University of Sydney (563KB PDF file)
- 129 – Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (135KB PDF file)
- 130 – International Education Association of Australia (408KB PDF file)
- 131 – Sydney College of English ( 45KB PDF file)
- 132 – Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism and Tourism Australia ( 45KB PDF file)
- 133 – Federation of Ethnic Communities' Council of Australia (350KB PDF file)
- 134 – Charlton Brown ( 54KB PDF file)
- 135 – Master Builders Australia (109KB PDF file)
- 136 – CPA Australia ( 88KB PDF file)
- 137 – Robert Hughes ( 20KB PDF file)
- 138 – Australian Services Roundtable (396KB PDF file)
- 139 – Confidential
- 140 – Universities Australia (283KB PDF file)
- 141 – Commonwealth Ombudsman (235KB PDF file)
- 142 – Confidential
- 143 – Navitas ( 75KB PDF file)
- 144 – Council on Australia Latin America Relations ( 50KB PDF file)
- 145 – ISANA (115KB PDF file)
- 146 – University of Southern Queensland ( 81KB PDF file)
- 147 – AIEC ( 68KB PDF file)
- 148 – The Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers (173KB PDF file)
- 149 – High Commission of India Canberra ( 49KB PDF file)
- 150 – Wollongong University ( 99KB PDF file)
- 151 – Carnegie Mellon University ( 72KB PDF file)
- 152 – IDP (119KB PDF file)
- 153 – Confidential
- 154 – Asia Pacific College (347KB PDF file)
- 155 – Council of International Students Australia ( 88KB PDF file)
- 156 – Newcastle University (111KB PDF file)
- 157 – Woodcroft College ( 61KB PDF file)
- 158 – National Tourism Alliance (189KB PDF file)
- 159 – Macquarie University ( 46KB PDF file)
- 160 – Competitive Careers (137KB PDF file)
- 161 – Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (430KB PDF file)
- 162 – Education Consultant Association of Australia (311KB PDF file)
- 163 – United Voice (571KB PDF file)
- 164 – Migration Solutions ( 30KB PDF file)
- 165 – National Union of Students (963KB PDF file)
- 166 – Migration Institute of Australia(250KB PDF file)
- 167 – Confidential
- 168 – Government Education and Training International and University of Tasmania (104KB PDF file)
- 169 – Australian Technology Network (268KB PDF file)
- 170 – Interface International ( 39KB PDF file)
- 171 – Tahir Iqbal (152KB PDF file)
- 172 – MEGT (104KB PDF file)
- 173 – Australian National University – Students' Association (121KB PDF file)
- 174 – ACTPET (775KB PDF file)
- 175 – John Findley ( 21KB PDF file)
- 176 – Confidential
- 177 – Restaurant and Catering (699KB PDF file)
- 178 – National Catholic Education Commission ( 56KB PDF file)
- 179 – Geoff Clark ( 51KB PDF file)
- 180 – Janak Pathak (9.3KB PDF file)
- 181 – Kenya High Commission (192KB PDF file)
- 182 – Confidential
- 183 – Business Council of Australia (109KB PDF file)
- 184 – Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (139KB PDF file)
- 185 – Discover English ( 10KB PDF file)
- 186 – CLB Training and Development ( 11KB PDF file)
- 187 – Toorak College ( 25KB PDF file)
- 188 – Ivanhoe Grammar School ( 10KB PDF file)
- 189 – La Trobe University ( 28KB PDF file)
- 190 – Immigration Lawyers Association of Australasia ( 35KB PDF file)
- 191 – Australian Council of Trade Unions ( 35KB PDF file)
- 192 – Australian Federation of International Students (158KB PDF file)
- 193 – CFMEU (293KB PDF file)
- 194 – Department of Trade and Economic Development ( 31KB PDF file)
- 195 – Innovative Research Universities (301KB PDF file)
- 196 – TAFE Directors Australia (493KB PDF file)
- 197 – Government of Western Australia (645KB PDF file)
- 198 – Victorian Government (119KB PDF file)
- 199 – Community Relations Commission (232KB PDF file)
- 200 – Confidential
