Number of EOIs for visa subclass 189 for 232111 & 232112 - Architect & landscape Architect at 80, 85, 90, 95 points on 15th june 2021
Dear Department of Home Affairs,
I would like to know the number of EOIs submitted on or before 15th June 2021 for visa subclass 189 point tested stream for the following occupation -
232111- Architects
232112 - Landscape Architects
at 80, 85, 90 & 95 points
As dashboard on SkillSelect website to provide visa Expression of Interest (EOI) statistics has data only upto february 2021.
Yours faithfully,
Siddharth Shah.
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FOI Request: FA 21/06/00844
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Offer to Withdraw Freedom of Information Access Request
I refer to your correspondence of 15 June 2021 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).
Your request has been allocated the FOI reference number referred to above. Please include your FOI reference number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.
As you may be aware, earlier this year the Department launched a dashboard on its SkillSelect website to provide visa Expression of Interest (EOI) statistics. The Department has undertaken a review of the SkillSelect Dashboard to ensure that there is no reasonable chance of an individual being re-identified from the EOI statistics.
The dashboard is now available again and can be accessed via the Department’s SkillSelect web page and comprises a comprehensive library of historic and current statistics in relation to Expressions of Interest (EOIs). The dashboard is a one-stop shop for SkillSelect EOI statistics and is freely available on demand, without any need to formally request the statistics and wait for such a request to be processed. Bypassing the FOI process will significantly reduce delays in obtaining the same information as has previously been provided in response to FOI requests.
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The Department’s view is that the current controls are appropriate to reduce the risk that an individual can be re-identified from the statistics accessible from the SkillSelect Dashboard to very low.
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