AN Australian company's website is offering to buy farmland to help foreigners migrate to Australia.
But the company's owner said he was not aware of the information posted on the site and pledged to "rip" it down and fire someone.
The site, removed after The Weekly Times made inquiries, had stated: "Genelink offers two investment strategies that may be used to assist people migrating to Australia."
The first option offered was: "People wishing to buy agricultural land and operate a business in Australia may find a Genelink Service Agreement to be appropriate (Visa type 132, 845)".
The second was: "People wishing to operate a business in Australia while they wait for a migration application to be approved ... "
Ten properties appeared to be offered for sale in southern NSW, with pricing for land, water, equipment and stock. The website carried a disclaimer that the company was "not a Registered Migration agent ... not a Real Estate Agency ... not a Registered Investment Adviser".
A source with knowledge of the operation said he knew a man who was considering investing "with the hope of getting citizenship for relatives or friends back in China".
Wannon MP Dan Tehan said he wanted the issue "sent to the Senate inquiry on foreign investment". Australia Party leader Bob Katter said visa applications related to the company should be refused.
Genelink Pty Ltd owner Craig Seymour said he did not know how "old" information had got on the Genelink site.
"We'll set it up for a client - help them set up a fat lamb production business with a starting block, provide a breeding service to help them get going," he said.
Mr Seymour said it was irrelevant whether his clients were "Italian Australian or Chinese Australian".
He said his company would help clients find properties, but he claimed he had "never heard of" the 10 NSW properties which appeared to be offered for sale on the site.
He said his company provided breeding services, specialising in multiple births.
Mr Seymour said he would "rip" the website down and that he intended to give somebody the sack "in the next five minutes".
A spokesman for the Minister of Immigration and Citizenship Chris Brown said the website was now being investigated by the Immigration Department.
"Consumers need to be wary of such a rural investment scheme that uses a lure of visas and migration where the principals are not registered migration agents, but offer to provide migration assistance," the spokesman said.
"Figures quoted for the 'indoor fat lamb' investment are only very loosely connected to figures related to Business Skills visas.
