The unregulated New Zealand flow is leaving a gaping hole in these efforts." The Australian Dental Association has expressed in 2014 about the dental occupation that: "There is substantial oversupply in metropolitan areas as indicated by the number of applications received for each advertised position in both the public and private sector, the proportion of full-time to part-time work available and the number of dentists who report difficulty in obtaining full-time work." ... "Overseas qualified dentists who have met registration requirements in New Zealand receive automatic recognition in Australia .... Achieving registration in New Zealand is seen by many as a means of 'back door' entry into Australia" Removal on character grounds In 2014, the Australian Government amended the Migration Act to allow the cancellation of Australian visas for non-citizens on character grounds, including having been sentenced to prison for more than twelve months. The stricter character requirements also target non-citizens who have lived in Australia for most of their lives. By July 2018, about 1,300 New Zealanders had been deported from Australia on character grounds. While Australian officials have defended the tougher deportation measures, their New Zealand counterparts have warned that these would damage the historical "bonds of mateship" between the two countries. See more at New Zealand Australians#2014 character test and subsequent developments. Under Sections 15 and 16 of New Zealand's 2009 Immigration Act, any person (including Australian citizens and permanent residents) may be denied resident visas and entry into the country if they: have been convicted and sentenced to five or more years of imprisonment, even if the conviction was later expunged have been convicted and sentenced to one or more years of imprisonment within the past ten years have been prohibited entry by sections 179 or 180 of the Immigration Act or by any other enactment have been removed or deported from any country are a member of a group designated as a terrorist entity under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 are deemed by the Minister of Immigration to be likely to commit an imprisonable offence are deemed by the Minister of Immigration to be a threat or risk to security, public order, or the public interest See also Central America-4 Border Control Agreement Nordic Passport Union Schengen Agreement Schengen Area Visa policy in the European Union Common Travel Area an arrangement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, similar to the Trans-Tasman Travel