The Australian Border Force boss is to face a grilling over Peter Dutton's decision to intervene and grant two foreign au pairs visas in 2015.
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The visa status of au pairs was in the spotlight in late March, following an AAP special investigation which revealed the immigration minister used his ministerial powers of discretion to grant visas on public interest grounds to two young women in immigration detention.
Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram told a Senate estimates hearing on Monday he was not properly briefed to discuss the individual cases in the au pair visa saga.
Australian Greens senator Nick McKim flagged he would asking questions on Tuesday.
In the first case, an au pair whose visa was cancelled at Brisbane's international airport in June 2015 was able to make a phone call and within a couple of hours Mr Dutton approved a new visa.
In November the same year, Mr Dutton defied written warnings from his department that granting a visitors visa to a second au pair was of "high risk" because she had been previously counselled about work restrictions.
Mr Dutton has previously stated he doesn't know the two individuals involved and that they didn't work for his family.
The minister's office has refused to answer specific questions about the identity of the au pairs' employers.
Australian Associated Press