An official at the Australian High Commission in Port Vila, Malcolm Paterson, said the Australian Government had not sought any delay.
He was responding to claims by two Vanuatu MPs, John Sala and Andrew Napuat, that bureaucrats in Canberra had interfered.
Mr Paterson said Australia had been a strong advocate and supporter of the Seasonal Worker Programme since it started in 2008 and has not tried in any way to impinge on the Tasmania negotiations.
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