The Law Council of Australia has recently published (on 11 May 2018) a set of submissions to the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Migration regarding the efficacy of current regulation of Australian migration agents.

These submissions from the Law Council will be of interest to lawyers practising in the field of migration law as well as to Registered Migration Agents, as it is possible that these submissions may result in or influence future changes to the regulatory regime governing the practice of RMAs.

The submissions from the Law Council can be accessed by clicking on this link, while submissions from other interested persons can be accessed here.

MIA MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS………..A GOOD DEAL?

MIA’s CPD “REWARD” TO MIA MEMBERS FOR PAYING THE MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FEE

I understand the MIA is offering incentives for their existing membership to renew their membership. That offer, sent to MIA members via email at 3pm on 4 June 2018 looks like this:

“MIA Membership Renewals

How unusual is it for a judge of the Federal Circuit Court to call for reform of the migration legislation?

Or to include in the reasons for decision criticism of the inflexibility of the provisions which prevent the Tribunal from extending the deadline for filing an application for merits review of a refusal of a visa application, or other decision of the Department?

Would you agree that it would be safe to say “very”? Or even “very very!!!”?

Parent and Relative Visas

The Department of Home Affairs has released more information over the weekend on migration planning levels for the remainder of current financial year with particular focus on mature visa applicants.

In summary, the maximum number of classes of parent visas granted in the financial year 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 will be as follows:

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