Australian Immigration Daily News

Doctors on Demand (AGA telehealth)

For OSHC and selected OVHC members, Allianz Global Assistance offers customers the ability to access qualified doctors via phone or video call. This service is offered through the app 'Doctors on Demand'. 

Customers can use the ‘Doctors on Demand’ app to:

Federal Government confirmed that Australia’s election will be held on 18 May 2019.

As a result, several migration bills have lapsed as a result. 

The following bills are impacted:

Dr Kamal Karunadasa, our colleague, is conducting research into the Migration program with particular emphasis on Temporary Protection visa applicants and their use of RMAs.

This valuable research needs your assistance.

Migration (LIN 19/147: Arrangements for Sponsorship for Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa) Instrument 2019

The instrument’s purpose and operation is to specify the process for approval as a family sponsor for a Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa (TSPV) in relation to a specified form in which to apply for approval for the purposes of paragraph 2.61A(3)(b) of the Regulations and the specified fee for the application of approval for the purposes of paragraph 2.61A(3)(c) of the Regulations.

The instrument’s head of power is provided by the Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa and Other Measures) Regulations 2019.

The Migration Agents Amendment (CPD Requirements) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) amend the Migration Agents Regulations 1998 (the Migration Agents Regulations) to exempt lawyers who hold practising certificates from continuing professional development (CPD) requirements for migration agents when applying for repeat registration as a migration agent.

In particular, the Regulations amend the Migration Agents Regulations to insert new regulation 6A. This new regulation ensures that registered migration agents who are also lawyers with legal practising certificates are not required to complete migration agent as well as legal CPD requirements.

No consultation was considered necessary as the Regulations are considered to be machinery in nature. This accords with subsection 17(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 (the Legislation Act) which envisages consultations where necessary and reasonably practicable.