Immigration Law: Significant Changes Under the New Migration Strategy
Following the recent release of the federal government's new Migration Strategy, immigration will continue to be a hot topic, requiring quick updates and strategies for lawyers and agents throughout the year. Stay informed with the latest changes here on student visas, independent skilled pathways, skill assessments and labour agreements. WEB245N14
Description
Attend and earn 4 CPD units in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
MIGRATION AGENTS CAN EARN 2 CPD POINTS
MARA APPROVAL NUMBERS
LIVE ONLINE – SM740
ON DEMAND - DN483
Chair: Dr Stephene Tully, Barrister, Sixth Floor St James' Hall Chambers
9.00am to 10.00am Student Routes to Permanent Residency
- Australia's booming international student migration
- What’s changing? A-Z guide to proposed changes and current requirements
- Impacts of these changes
- Managing challenges: non-genuine intentions and evolving regulations
- Options available for visa applicants and comprehend procedural shifts
- Implications for current visa holders and assess the impact on Australia's workforce
Presented by Lily Ong, Principal, Lily Ong Business Lawyer & Migration Consultants; LIV Accredited Specialist Immigration Law; Leading Immigration Lawyers, Doyles Guide 2023
10.00am to 11.00am Changes to Permanent Skilled Migration: What You Need to Know
- New transitional pathways from 482 to 186: an overview
- Current requirements for transition
- Exemptions and alternates to standard transition requirements
- Independent skilled pathways to permanent residency: the current landscape
- Global Talent visa and Distinguished Talent pathway
Presented by Sean Loughland, Senior Associate, Integrate Legal
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Break
11.15am to 12.15pm Skill Assessments and State Nomination: Tips and Challenges
- Skills assessment requirements for the chosen occupation – Vetassess, TRA.
- Strategic thinking where multiple overlapping skills assessment a regulatory requirements
- Summary of state nomination requirements
- Impact of recent changes to visa requirements
Presented by Karyn Anderson, Managing Partner and Director, Clothier Anderson Immigration Lawyers; Accredited in Immigration Law Specialist; Leading Immigration Lawyer, Doyles Guide 2023, and Valerie Dagama Pereira, Principal, Da Gama Pereira & Associates; Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law
12.15pm to 1.15pm Labour Agreements: Tips for Approval
- Administrative basis: no visa pathway available
- Ministerial settings: departmental policy
- Decision process: methodology and operation
- Assessment: approval, refusal and re-submission
- Deed of variation: unintended consequences
- Complex issues: possible concessions
- Skills shortage vs labour shortage
- Retention strategies
- Regulations 2.72 and 2.79
- Regulation 2.76A (1) and section 140, subdivision GB of the Immigration Act
- Stakeholder consultation
Presented by Alan L Chanesman, Managing Partner, Chanesman Global