Australian Immigration Daily News

The Migration Agents Capstone Assessment has been released:

https://www.collaw.edu.au/migration 

The Migration Agents Capstone Assessment (the Capstone Assessment) is an independent competency-based assessment, offered by The College of Law Limited. The Capstone Assessment has been designed to assess candidate’s skills to meet the Occupational Competency Standards for Registered Migration Agents (RMAs).

Every Migration Agent understands that the process of providing advice and assistance to potential migrants is complex, and the stakes can be high. Migration Agents are entrusted with having the right knowledge to deal with each person’s unique case, and clients expect flawless service at every point. When things go wrong, tensions can run high. Professional Indemnity insurance could be the key to protecting you and your reputation from a potentially large financial claim, and a prolonged period of stress.

First, let’s be clear about its purpose: Professional Indemnity insurance provides financial protection against potential losses arising out of acts, errors and omissions from professional services and advice provided, including:

• Negligence in providing professional services
• Breach of duty of care
• Allegations of misrepresentation or of creating a misleading impression
• Breach of statutory provisions in various laws
• Incorrect or inadequate advice
• Errors on Visa applications
• Late lodgement of documentation

So, we’re talking about liability for services and advice provided. Effectively, this means that if a client engages a registered Migration Agent to assist them navigate the complex world of visa applications and something goes wrong, or is even perceived to have gone awry, the business could be faced with a financial claim equivalent to the client’s losses, as well as additional compensation.

As your health and care partner, Bupa understand that your clients may find the Australian health care system confusing and hard to navigate.  That’s why we have developed the first of many video tutorials that aim to guide and support your customers as we want to help them understand the health care system in Australia in an easy way.

The videos cover a range of topics in multiple languages which share real customer experiences providing examples that are easy to relate to.

We’re pleased to share these videos with you and hope that you will be able to send them to newly arrived students and visitors and post them on social media platforms. These videos can be accessed on the Bupa website at bupa.com.au/ovc-video

An upcoming networking session outlining details of a new rail maintenance facility for Dubbo will be a driving force for the city’s various trades people to become involved in the project.

Dubbo-Regional-rail-project.pdf