Australian Immigration Daily News

The Governor-General has made the following appointments to the tribunals with effect from 30 June:            

            David Barker               

            Ian Garnham               

            Karen Synon

            Nicole Burns               

            Geraldine Hoeben (FT)               

            Kate Timbs (FT)

            Christine Cody               

            Linda Holub               

            Susan Trotter

            Timothy Connellan               

            Penelope Hunter               

            Rachel Westaway

            Denise Connolly (FT)               

            Christine Kannis               

            Robert Wilson (FT)

            Michael Cooke (FT)*               

            Fiona Meagher               

            Paul Windsor (FT)

            Brendan Darcy (FT)               

            Paul Millar               

            Tigiilagi Eteuati (FT)               

            Amanda Paxton (FT)               

            Nicola Findson               

            Roslyn Smidt               

            Tania Flood               

            Alexandra Strang (FT)            

* Michael Cooke moves from part-time to full-time. In addition Rachel Homan has moved from part-time to part-time for the balance of her current term.
    
All appointments are for 5 years.

Migration Alliance wishes Brendan all the best.

Migration Alliance is in receipt of the following email from Kay Ransome:

Dear Community Liaison Network

As you are aware, tomorrow the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) and the Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) will become the Migration and Refugee Division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). As a result of these changes, today will be my last day as the Principal Member of the MRT-RRT.

At Bupa we understand that the end of financial year can be a stressful time for Migration Agents.  Everyone reacts to stress differently however, there are things you can do to help you cope with stress, and lower your risk of developing stress-related health problems. Here are 5 quick tips on how to manage stress and maintain wellbeing during this busy time of year.

1) Maintain balance
It’s important not to let stress and anxiety consume you.  Balance between activities and not over-committing to work related activities provides an opportunity for relaxation and ‘down time’.   

Educational Testing Service (ETS), creator of the TOEFL iBT® test, welcomes the revised English-language registration standards announced by the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA).

From 1 July 2015, regulated health practitioners in Australia will be able to use their TOEFL® test scores to demonstrate English-language proficiency required for initial registration.

The professions covered by AHPRA under the revised English language requirements are:

The following message has been sent to Migration Alliance by the MRT-RRT for immediate publication:

The Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal amalgamate with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) from 1 July 2015, becoming the Migration and Refugee Division of the AAT.

Due to planned maintenance and required systems changes, access to both our website and the online lodgement facility will be unavailable from 11.00pm on 30 June to 8.00am on 1 July 2015 (AEST).