Q6 Will the program be capped, either officially or unofficially?
If the processing of priority categories does not consume all of the department’s processing resources, there are a number of legislative based tools available to the minister to manage the skilled application pipeline, if necessary, including suspension of processing or capping the number of visas to be issued.
Q22 What will happen to those applications which are in the final stages of processing and where the department has requested applicants to provide health and character clearances?
Those applications which are currently close to being finalised, will be finalised by the department, subject to health and character clearances.