Business Innovation and Investment Program: Getting a better deal for Australia (consultation paper)

Home Affairs consultation paper (Dec 2019) "Getting a better deal for Australia": 2017 review findings (2,264 primary SIV grants to 31 Oct 2019, over $11.32 billion SIV investment); BIIP structure (three visas, nine streams); 2019-20 planning levels (BIIP 6,862 places, 6.3% of the skill stream; the rest of the planning table is other Migration Program categories, out of scope); Investor ($1.5m, July 2012) and SIV ($5m, Nov 2012) thresholds; SIV Complying Investment Framework from July 2015 (10% VCPE, 30% emerging companies, balance with a 10% residential real estate cap); 1,193 primary Investor visas to 31 Oct 2019 and $1.79 billion in state bonds; over $250 billion of state bonds on issue (general bond market figure, out of scope; the "less than 0.7%" share is about the bond market); points test pass mark 65 and full points table; consultation questions; submissions due 14 Feb 2020. Earlier rows (grants, investment, planning level, thresholds, launch events) not duplicated; added the 6.3% share (new indicator proposed), the CIF component minimums and real estate cap, the pass mark and all 28 points-table cells as rules.