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What evidence, if any, demonstrated that existing employer compliance, accreditation, and deportation liability processes were insufficient prior to the introduction of the Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill?

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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  • What evidence, if any, demonstrated that existing employer compliance, accreditation, and deportation liability processes were insufficient prior to the introduction of the Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I refer the member to the information provided in the materials released [link: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/immigration-and-tourism/immigration/immigration-legislation-reviews/immigration-act-2009-amendments/immigration-enhanced-risk-management-amendment-bill] to support the introduction of the Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Bill, including the collated Regulatory Impact Statements [link: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/31761-regulatory-impact-statements-for-the-immigration-erm-amendment-bill-proactiverelease-pdf].