Australian Immigration Daily News

The MIA is running a survey for all joint Migration Alliance-MIA members regarding lawyer RMAs and the MIA Rules following the Kendall Review.

The survey is open to the public (not locked and no member login required).  If the MIA doesn't permit lawyers (who are not RMAs) to be members of the MIA then the MIA will lose revenue from membership fees.  Therefore, it is likely that the MIA may seek to change their rules to ensure the MIA has no drop in income.  The email to our joint members reads as follows:

"The Kendall Review of the OMARA recommended that lawyers be removed from the regulatory system and not be permitted to be registered migration agents.

The MIA Rules currently only permit registered migration agents to be members of the MIA.

To enable the MIA's lawyer members to remain members and to allow other suitably qualified lawyers to become members of the MIA, the MIA Rules need to be amended.

To give MIA members an opportunity to provide input into these changes, a members survey is available here.

Both lawyer and non-member lawyers are welcome to provide their opinions and ideas on these changes. 

The survey will be open until the 18 December 2015."

As this is something that affects the entire profession, not just MIA-MA members, we would appreciate all feedback from all perspectives, including non-agents with an interest in the matter.  Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or provide your comments here online.