Australian Immigration Daily News

Migration Alliance members might be interested in the verifications checks being used by case officers at the DIBP in relation to Training Benchmark B applications:

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To Whom It May Concern,

My name is XXXX YYYYY and I am an employee of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

I have recently received a sponsorship application for AAAAA BBBBB Australia Pty Ltd , as part of that application, I have been provided with the attached training receipt which was issued by Magill College Pty Ltd.

Could you please confirm that the attached training receipt was issued by Magill College Pty Ltd and the payment of $6,050 was paid by AAAAA BBBBBB Pty Ltd.

Regards,

xxxxxx  yyyyyyy [name removed for privacy reasons]
Case Officer – Sydney Centre of Excellence

Department of Immigration and  Border Protection

Telephone: (02) 8666 5595

Email: xxxxThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [name removed for privacy reasons]

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The outcome of this verification check was that the payment had indeed been made and that the receipt was genuine.  Magill college is, in my view, a reputable provider.

My question is this.  What power does an employee of the DIBP have to extract information from a Training Benchmark B provider in this way?

Further investigation shows that an RMA was sanctioned for providing a fraudulent Training Benchmark B document: https://www.mara.gov.au/news-and-publications/public-notices/disciplinary-decisions/sanctioned-agent-detail/?id=08824bae-a152-e311-9402-005056ab0eca