14 February 2025
Pam R
BY EMAIL: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
In reply please quote:
FOI Request:
FA 25/01/00926
File Number:
FA25/01/00926
Dear Pam R
Freedom of Information (FOI) request – Decision
On 18 January 2025, the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) received a request for
access to documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
The purpose of this letter is to provide you with a decision on your request for access under the
FOI Act.
1
Scope of request
You have requested access to the following documents:
Can I please have the latest list of non-accredited sponsors in Australia?
2
Authority to make decision
I am an officer authorised under section 23 of the FOI Act to make decisions in respect of
requests to access documents or to amend or annotate records.
3
Relevant material
In reaching my decision I referred to the following:
• the terms of your request
• the documents relevant to the request
• the FOI Act
• Guidelines published by the Office of the Information Commissioner under section 93A
of the FOI Act (the FOI Guidelines)
• advice from Departmental officers with responsibility for matters relating to the
documents to which you sought access
808 Bourke Street Melbourne Vic 3000
xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx • www.homeaffairs.gov.au
4
Documents in scope of request
The relevant Business Area, Employer Sponsored Program Management, was unable to action
the specified request, as this information is not available from existing reporting. However, in
consultation with the FOI section, two documents have been provided as an alternative response.
Document 1 contains a list of active sponsors of Temporary Skil s Shortage (TSS) subclass 482
visa holders and Skil s in Demand (SID) subclass 482 visa holders as at 31 December 2024,
which is the most recent data available.
Document 2 contains a list of Accredited Standard Business Sponsors of TSS and SID visa
holders as at 15 January 2025, which is also the most recent data available.
Please note, an employer is not required to be an approved or accredited sponsor to nominate
an overseas worker for an Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) (subclass 186) visa.
These documents were in the possession of the Department on 18 January 2025 when your
request was received.
Attachment A is a schedule which describes the relevant documents and sets out my decision
in relation to each of them.
5
Decision
The decision in relation to the documents in the possession of the Department which fall within
the scope of your request is as follows:
• Release two documents in full
6
Legislation
A copy of the FOI Act is available at https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C2004A02562. If you
are unable to access the legislation through this website, please contact our office for a copy.
7
Your review rights
If you disagree with this decision, you have the right to apply for either an internal review or an
Information Commissioner review of the decision.
Internal review
If you want the Department to review this decision, you must make your internal review request
within 30 days of being notified of this decision.
When making your internal review request, please provide the Department with the reasons why
you consider this decision should be changed.
You can send your internal review request to:
Email: xxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Or
Postal mail:
Freedom of Information
Department of Home Affairs
GPO Box 241 MELBOURNE VIC 3001
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The internal review wil be carried out by an officer who is more senior than the original decision
maker. The Department must make its decision on the review within 30 days of receiving your
request for internal review.
Information Commissioner review
If you want the Australian Information Commissioner to review this decision, you must make your
request to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) within 60 days of being
notified of this decision.
You can apply for an Information Commissioner review using the Information Commissioner
review application form on the OAIC website.
You can find more information about Information Commissioner reviews on the OAIC website.
8
Making a complaint
You may make a complaint to the Australian Information Commissioner if you have concerns
about how the Department has handled your request under the FOI Act. This is a separate
process to the process of requesting a review of the decision as indicated above.
You can make an FOI complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
(OAIC) at: FOI Complaint Form on the OAIC website.
9
Contacting the FOI Section
Should you wish to discuss this decision, please do not hesitate to contact the FOI Section at
xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.
Yours sincerely,
[signed electronically]
Louise
Position number 60081621
Authorised FOI Officer - Freedom of Information
Privacy, FOI and Records Management Branch | Legal Group
Department of Home Affairs | www.homeaffairs.gov.au
Email xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
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