Crime and Your Client’s Right to Work and Travel
Examine the interplay between criminal law and several civil and regulatory laws that can significantly impact your clients. Explore the key issues & strategies you need to know regarding migration law, child protection law, and occupational regulation so that you can provide the correct advice to your clients.
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
What Criminal Lawyers Need to Know About Migration Law, Occupational Regulation and Child Protection
In order to advise your criminal law clients correctly, you need to be across a range of significant civil & regulatory laws whose operation can be triggered by criminal offences. These include laws that will impact your client’s ability to work in a particular occupation or to reside in Australia. Explore several of these key areas including what you need to know to properly advise your clients when issues arise involving:
- Migration law: how criminal law matters can impact your client’s right to reside in Australia
- Occupational regulation: dealing with issues dictating your client’s ability to work in a specific occupation
- Child protection: dealing with the interface between criminal law and child protection issues
Presented by Stephen Lawrence, Barrister, Black Chambers