Labor’s Dismantling of Home Affairs Undermines Australians’ Safety: Cyber Security Shadow Minister

Epoch Times – 06 June 2022

Shadow Minister James Paterson has raised concerns about the Labor government’s move to “dismantle” the Department of Home Affairs, warning that it could come at the expense of Australians’ safety.

The comment comes after the Anthony Albanese led government released its first Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) which announced a downsize of the Home Affairs department, four years since its inception in 2017.

Under the AAO, the Home Affairs department, which was established to manage immigration and national security, will lose several functions, including the Australian Federal Police (AFP), criminal justice and protective services. Those responsibilities will instead be transferred to attorney-general Mark Dreyfus.

Meanwhile, Home Affairs will retain control of the domestic intelligence agency ASIO and national security functions. Responsibility for natural disaster management, including the National Recovery and Resilience Agency, will be added to Home Affairs, which is now chaired by former aged care minister Clare O’Neil.

Paterson criticised Labor for “effectively abolishing” the home affairs without informing Australians about the move prior to the election or providing any public justification since the changes were made.

“It is not the Department of Home Affairs as it was,” he told Sky News on Monday.

“My fear is it’ll in fact won’t make Australians safer. It’ll make us less safe.”

The Liberal senator described home affairs as a “very innovative reform” by the then Malcolm Turnbull government which has protected Australians from mass casualty terrorist attacks, foreign interference and espionage, and strengthen Australia’s cyber security.

“And all of that is being dismantled and undermined,” Paterson added.

He also alleged that the overhaul of the home affairs is a “grab of power” by Attorney General Dreyfus who has opposed the creation of the department.

In 2017, Dreyfus and some other politicians including then-foreign minister Julie Bishop and then-defence minister Marise Payne were against the decision to bring together all security agencies and law enforcement bodies under Home Affairs.

But Paterson argued “that was the right thing to do” as it allows national security agencies to “work together in a seamless way.”

According to its AAO, the Albanese government will also create a new Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to oversee air quality and resources—functions that were previously merged into the agriculture and industry portfolios.

A new Department of Employment and Workplace Relations will also be established to reduce the Department of Education’s responsibilities to early childhood education, schools and higher education issues.

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South African Permanent Residence

South Africa encourages permanent residency if you are serious about staying in South Africa on a long terms permanent basis there are many categories you can apply under.

• Hold a General Work Visa for five years and have a permanent job offer.
• Hold a Relative’s Visa sponsored by an immediate family member.
• Hold a Critical Skills Visa and have 5 years relevant work experience.
• Be in a proven life partner relationship for five years
• Be married to an SA Spouse for at least five years.
• Have held Refugee Asylum Status for five years.
• Hold a Business Visa.
• Receive a monthly income of R37,000 through Pension or Retirement Annuity
• Have a net asset worth of R12m and payment to Home Affairs of R120,000

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Three month imprisonment for breach of SA’s Immigration Act

Cape Times – 05 June 2022

Cape Town - Seventeen Lesotho nationals have been sentenced to three months imprisonment in the Molteno Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape after facing charges relating to contraventions of the Immigration Act.

The nationals, aged between 21 and 48 years, were sentenced on Friday, said Hawks spokesperson Yolisa Mgolodela.

“In April 2021, a suspicious looking Quantum vehicle was spotted and chased by police. Inside the Quantum were Lesotho foreign nationals who could not explain the purpose of the journey. Permits were requested to no avail. All of them were apprehended. Investigations led the police to a house in Sterkstroom where more of the accused were hosted to make up the 17.

“The case dragged due to their lack of co-operation. At times they would even refuse to comply with their legal representative’s instruction and repeatedly changed attorneys. After a series of court appearances all pleaded guilty on May 19, 2022,” said Mgolodela.

Mgolodela said they would be imprisoned for three months.

“On imposing judgment the presiding officer reiterated the fact that unregistered foreign nationals contribute to the high rate of crime which mostly involves the destruction of essential infrastructure where billions of rand are spent to repair the gross vandalism of such.

“The provincial head Major-General Mboiki Obed Ngwenya commended the Queenstown Serious Organised Crime Unit of the Hawks for the job well done though a harsher sentence would have been preferred to deter such criminal conducts,” said Mgolodela.

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Inter Company Transfer Visa – 2 year extensions for expired visas as well

An intra-company transfer work Visa may be issued by the Department to a foreigner who is employed abroad by a business operating in the Republic in a branch, subsidiary or affiliate relationship and who by reason of his or her employment is required to conduct work in the Republic.

Home Affairs have issued a directive that allows you to extend your current or expired inter company transfer visa for a further 2 years and it can be done onshore . The exemption expires 30 June 2022 , so HURRY

An important factor is that the applicant has to have been employed with the company abroad for a period of not less than 6 months.
The Intra company transfer is not designed to be a long term visa. The idea is to bring in foreign workers employed by the company abroad with a branch or subsidiary branch here in South Africa; they work or conduct training for four years, and then return home.
This Visa does not require the hassle of proving the company could not find suitable applicants and it does not require the hassle of verifying an applicant’s formal qualifications. It is based purely on employment. If you are a company that needs to transfer in foreign employers, please contact us and we will make this go as smoothly as possible.
It is important to note that this category of work Visa cannot be granted for more than four (4) years and this type of Visa is not extendable.
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What is a Ministerial Waiver / Exemption and how does it work

Upon application to the Minister of Home Affairs, the Minister may under terms and conditions determined by him or her allow distinguished visitors or members of his/her family to be administered and sojourn in South Africa and or waive any prescribed (regulatory) requirements for good cause and/or grant any foreigner or category of foreigners the rights of permanent residence for a specified or unspecified period when special circumstances exist justifying such a decision.
S 31(2)(b) provides that the Minister may, upon application, grant a foreigner or a category of foreigners the right of permanent residence for a specified or unspecified period, when special circumstances exist justifying such a decision. The Minister may also exclude a foreigner or a group of ‘identified’ foreigners from such dispensation and may, for good cause, withdraw such right(s) from a foreigner or a category of foreigners. S 31(2)(c) provides that the Minister may for ‘good cause’ waive any prescribed requirement or form, in respect of any such application by a foreigner for the grant of permanent residence.
There are a myriad of circumstances that may arise wherein an applicant may apply to the Minister of Home Affairs to grant certain concessions in terms of section 31(2)(b) or under 31(2)(c) under the Immigration Act (the “Act”) that may pertain either to the acquisition of permanent residence “when special circumstances exist” or “for good cause, waive any prescribed requirement or form”.
The Minister is empowered in terms of the Immigration Act to “waive” any regulatory requirement or form. A foreigner may apply for such waiver on the basis that “good cause” exists for the granting of such waiver.
The term “good cause” has never been defined, either in terms of legislation or by the South African judiciary. In practical terms an applicant must demonstrate that there is compelling justification for the waiving of a regulatory requirement or form, and if the Department of Home Affairs (on behalf of the Minister) determines that a violation of a constitutional right, or an irrational consequence, will arise by a refusal to grant such waiver, waivers are normally granted.
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