Dear Colleagues,
The "silly season" is upon us.
The Grinch (you know who) are gearing up for Christmas which means that every outstanding decision and case you have ever filed is going to be decided between now and Christmas Eve. You will receive emails, NOICC, Cancellations, refusals of SBS/Noms, PIC 4020, Natural Justice letters, OMARA complaints, in fact everything you do not need at this time.
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Dear Colleagues,
My spies are telling me that the SAF payments are going into consolidated revenue and are not being held aside to skill Australians.
Quite apart from the "no refund" "policy" this programme is clearly out of control.
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Welcome to our Brave new World..
The Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 was passed yesterday and is awaiting Royal Assent.
That ACT when assented to, paves the way for regulations to require, amongst other things, a prior approval of a Sponsor BEFORE a valid application is lodged.
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The recent decision in the case of Brown V Minister for Home Affairs being an appeal from a decision at the FCC is of interest to the profession.
The relevant citation for the Appeal decision is Brown V Minister for Home Affairs [2018] FCA 1643.
The hyperlink to the reported decision is here: ( http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/FCA/2018/1643.html?context=1;query=Brown%20V%20Minister%20for%20Home%20Affairs%20;mask_path= )
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If you have run up against a brick wall or are fire fighting a problem at first instance or staring down a refusal or have a matter at the AAT, don't forget that as a member of MA you can ask me for FREE assistance.
Depending on the circumstances and any issues of timing I am happy to help you with settling submissions, preparing replies to queries and preparing outlines of submissions to the AAT.
If you need this help all you have to do is send me an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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