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Immigration Daily News Invitation to watch LTA v The OMARA today - Sydney 2:15pm - Federal Circuit Court
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Invitation to watch LTA v The OMARA today - Sydney 2:15pm - Federal Circuit Court
It's not a cage fight or even mixed martial arts. It's the gentle art of warfare by paper.
Legal Training Australia (LTA) is arguing a matter before Judge Cameron today at 2:15pm. The location will be Level 8, Court 8.3, 80 William Street, Sydney.
The issue that LTA seeks to ventilate is the form and structure of the CPD scheme and the policy that OMARA applies to applications by approved CPD providers.
What LTA is trying to do is to deliver a conference which will not only educate RMAs as against the CPD requirements, but also deliver a program that is interesting, relevant and no longer than 2 days for 10 CPD points, as opposed to 3 days (18 hours) and 9 CPD points.
LTA argues that the current policy is both nonsensical and without any proper basis, and that the rule "application of a rule or policy without regard to the merits of the case" would see the OMARA fail and LTA prevail.
LTA has retained Christopher Levingston and Associates as it's solicitors and David Hume as Counsel. Both myself and Eugenia Anang from my office will be at court.
If LTA can win this case, then LTA can once again offer a migration agent conference which actually meets the needs of RMAs and provides real opportunities for learning and networking. LTA's aim is for a conference to be informative, engaging and fun, with large numbers of participants. LTA thinks that the class-size restriction is, in essence, anti-competitive and has no proper forensic basis.
If you want to be treated like any other professional, who can attend a conference where it is 1 hour for 1 CPD point then come along and support LTA today 6/11/2014.
All migration agents are invited to attend. Come along and enjoy the spectacle.
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Wednesday, 05 November 2014Class size has no bearing on learning, Have a good day tomorrow; I will in the air between Hong Kong and Melbourne but I will be thinking of.
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Wednesday, 05 November 2014
lets see more of these challenges to the OMARA ....
bitterly disappointed Liberal Party appointed CEO has failed to reform OMARA immediately , remove the deadwood staff , reduce costs /waste and work with the profession for the benefit of visa applicants , the department and all parties .... -
Wednesday, 05 November 2014
Best of luck and thank you for your tremendous effort and hard work.
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Wednesday, 05 November 2014
Good luck. I wish I could but I can't I am from Melbourne. Just a in a few words, although I hardly attended LTA CPD because I have got free from where I have worked , I have heard a lof of good feedback from those who have attended. I have alsways wanted to attend your CPD seminars not just for the CPD points but to learn and to gain knowledge from the expert like Christopher. I remembered before I received my Bachelor/Honours Degree, I had attended many lectures where a few hundred students at least in a theatre!
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Wednesday, 05 November 2014
I will be at the court because something has to be done about this dead wood MARA bunch of incompetents.
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Wednesday, 05 November 2014
I may not be physically present (as I need to be in Melbourne tomorrow) but will offer my complete support. Wish you the best....!
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Thursday, 06 November 2014
disappointed our CEO is wasting valuable funds in pursuing this ......appalling waste of OUR money . Who is the firm representing OMARA ??? ..........lets all do an FOI to see how much money this law firm is going to take from the OMARA . Then again I am sure the CEO and the OMARA will block /frustrate any FOI request made as per usual .....
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Thursday, 06 November 2014
Best of luck from me in Adelaide.
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Thursday, 06 November 2014
I hope the MARA lose. We have all sat around far too long not challenging their pathetic and oppressive decisions. Over the time they have been in, they have locked us down tighter and tighter with over-regulation. The end game? To give themselves comfy jobs. The more regulations they make the more people need to enforce them. Don't trust anything they tell you. They are all in it for their pay check.
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Thursday, 06 November 2014
I will be at the court to support Christopher fight the Office of MARA.
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Thursday, 06 November 2014
Best of luck and thank you for your tremendous effort and hard work.
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Thursday, 06 November 2014
I will be there and show my support.
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Thursday, 06 November 2014
Sorry cant be there, except in spirit. I look froward to seeing a transcript of the hearing and of course, the decision.
Best of luck Christopher et al. -
Thursday, 06 November 2014
What Court is this in please?
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Thursday, 06 November 2014http://www.federalcircuitcourt.gov.au/lists/html/sydneyg.php
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Thursday, 06 November 2014
Thanks L.
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Thursday, 06 November 2014
Christopher - I'm in Western Sydney all day and can't make it in person but will be there in spirit and YOU GO GET THEM - it's only logical that common sense prevails and we're able to train RMAs without the pompt and restriction that no other education institution
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Thursday, 06 November 2014
"...that no other education institution requires..." got a bit excited there... Hope it all goes well!!!!!!!
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Thursday, 06 November 2014
Sorry I can't be there, am in the Gold Coast. I wish you all the best and hope that LTA wins. And thank you so very very much for all that you have done to the profession.
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Ii I live in Sydney will be at this hearing