Migrant intake into Australia
Public inquiry
This inquiry has concluded and looked into the greater use of charges relative to quotas and qualitative criteria to determine the intake of temporary and permanent entrants into Australia.
The Commission used evidence from Australia and overseas to report on and make recommendations about the following:
- The benefits and costs of permanent migration.
- The scope to use alternative methods for determining the intake of permanent migrants and the effects these would have. This should include examination of a specific scenario in which entry charges for migrants are the primary basis for the selection of migrants.
- The benefits and costs of temporary migration with an examination of the use of charges as the primary basis for regulating the level and composition of this migration.
- Mechanisms for achieving an optimal interaction between temporary and permanent migration.
Final Report
This report presents an assessment of the benefits and costs of temporary and permanent immigration, with regard to the budgets and balance sheets of Australian governments, and the income, wealth and living standards of Australian citizens.
This report was sent to Government on 13 April 2016 and publicly released on 12 September 2016.
Government response
There has not been a government response to this inquiry yet.
