Australian Immigration Daily News

I believe that the Greens have got it wrong in opposing the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents Bill) 2018 which would remove unnecessary restrictions on the migrant advisory profession. 

The Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2018, which was debated in the Senate earlier this week, would implement changes recommended by the 2014 independent review, the 'Kendall Review', of the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).

The bill would bring into law recommendations of the OMARA review that lawyers who hold practising certificates are removed from the regulatory system that governs migration agents.

Migration Alliance has recently teamed up with Facebook Group "Support Network for MARA Agents". 

This is a dedicated and purpose-built group just for Australian Registered Migration Agents.

This Facebook group is appealing because it is a closed group.  It has recruited the right people to administrate the posts, and it has clear guidelines about the type of conduct that is appropriate for members.   

Strong leadership of the group is provided by the Founder, RMA, Johanna Barnard.  

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BIGIRIMANA, Ms Melita, Assistant Director, Overseas Students Ombudsman Team, Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

VETASSESS OFFICE CLOSURE

During the festive season, VETASSESS offices will close from Friday 21 December 2018 and will reopen, Wednesday 2 January 2019.

SUBMITTING NEW APPLICATIONS
Please note the revised time frames for submitting new applications prior to this period:

I am very pleased to announce the launch of an on-line newsletter for the professional community of Registered Migration Agents and migration lawyers.

The newsletter will be called "The Migration Messenger" and can be accessed at migrationmessenger.com

The Migration Messenger will carry on the valuable news service that I have been providing through the Migration Alliance Website since March 2015, where I have posted about 500 in-depth articles on various current migration topics.