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JOINT COMMITTEE HANSARD: Joint Standing Committee On Migration - Review processes associated with visa cancellations made on criminal grounds - Sydney

JSCM---review-processes-associated-with-visa-cancellations-made-on-criminal-grounds.pdf

Suppose you have a client who does not satisfy the character test because she/he has a substantial criminal record.

Suppose also that it has been determined by the Tribunal that the client is owed non-refoulement obligations on complementary protection grounds.

In these circumstances, if the Minister exercises powers under section 501A(2) of the Migration Act to set aside the decision of the Tribunal and refuses to grant a protection visa, is there any legal theory available to challenge the Minister’s actions?

Migration Alliance has received the following information from the AAT.  We have permission to publish:

Last year the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) developed six information videos to help people become familiar with our role and important aspects of our processes.

The videos include:

I recently gave some evidence before the Joint Standing committee about CPD.

https://migrationalliance.com.au/immigration-daily-news/entry/2018-07-transcript-from-public-hearing-on-efficacy-of-current-regulation-of-australian-migration-agents.html 

I think that CPD serves a number of important functions which include the following:

Migration Alliance would like to bring your attention to this transcript from the public hearing in Sydney on 16 July 2018.

JSCM---Hansard-July-2018.pdf

Migration Agents should take note of the comments made at the bottom of page 10 and page 11 from the MIA regarding CPD pricing.