Migration Law Symposium
Issues covered include: AAT Appeals, Digital footprint, building your brand, professional misconduct, family visas, partner visas, health issues, skilled migration, independent and sponsored visas, Enhanced Integrity Act.
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Description
Mastering the gamut of migration legislation, case law and the government’s approach to decision making isn’t easy. The road to visa approval, refusal and review is littered with exhausted and frustrated applicants and their representatives. Attend this conference to uncover some of the migration law mysteries shrouded in legalities, complex procedures and delay.
Attend the full day and earn 7 CPD units including:
4 units in Substantive Law
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
MIGRATION AGENTS CAN EARN 4 CPD POINTS, INCLUDING 1 ETHICS POINT
MARA APPROVAL NUMBERS
3 CPD points CN91
1 Mandatory CPD point SM390
MIGRATION AGENTS CANNOT CLAIM MARA CPD POINTS FROM THE ON-DEMAND RECORDING
Session 1
CPD Compulsory Units for Immigration Lawyers and Migration Agents
Chair: Rola Hijwel, Principal Solicitor, Hijwel Migration Lawyers, Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law
Professional Skills
9.00am to 10.00am: The Practicalities of Running an AAT (MRD) Appeal
- Pre-application: to appeal, or not to appeal, that is the question
- Application: when, where, how much, with what
- Preparation for the hearing: files and evidence
- The hearing: Lee Kwan Yew meets Sun Tzu
- Post hearing: it’s never too late
Presented by Simon Jeans, Principal, Jeans Lawyers, Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law
Business and Practice Management for Migration Practices
10.00am to 11.00am: Let's Get with the Times: Building a Digital Footprint and Navigating the Online Space to Build Your Brand and Attract Your Ideal Clients
- Why digital marketing is necessary for your business’s long term growth and sustainability
- The marketing bundle for your business: the essentials to building an online presence
- Strategy, website, content, social media, and clients: mapping it out
- The future of marketing for lawyers and migration agents
- DIY vs hiring a marketing expert: when to hire and when to DIY
Presented by Simran Singh, Director, LegalStudio
11.00am to 11.15am Morning tea
Ethics
11.15am to 12.45pm: Professional Misconduct and Ethical Issues in Migration Law
- Engaging a client: obligations under the Code of Conduct
- What documents and information do you provide in your standard contract?
- How to identify a high-risk client
- Managing risk in multi-stakeholder engagements
Presented by Alex Kaufman, Head of Migration, FCB Smart Visa
12.45pm to 1.30pm Lunch
Session 2
Keeping Up to Date with Current Migration Practice
Chair: Anne O’Donoghue, Managing Director and Principal Lawyer, Immigration Solutions Lawyers, Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law
1.30pm to 1.35pm Opening Comments by the Chair
FAMILY VISAS, SCHEDULE 4020, PARTNER VISAS AND HEALTH ISSUES
1.35pm to 2.25pm: Family Visas: Difficult Issues
- Temporary and permanent parent visas
- Visas for dependent children’s
- Carer visas
- Aged dependent relatives and remaining relative visas
2.25pm to 3.15pm: Schedule 4020, Partner Visas and Health Issues
- PIC 4040: identity, bogus documents and incorrect information to a material particular and the waiver provisions
- PIC 4007: health criteria and waiver and discussion about the new policy
- How to deal with the challenges that arise from 4020 and 4007
Presented by Peter Bollard, Senior Consultant, Lewis & Bollard
3.15pm to 3.30pm Afternoon Tea
3.30pm to 4.20pm: Skilled Migration, Independent and Sponsored Visas
- TSS Subclass 482 visas
- Employer sponsored visas
- Subclasses 189 and 190 visas
- Update on how the new skilled regional provision visa is working
Presented by Ladan Omidvar, Solicitor and Registered Migration Agent, Playfair Visa and Migration Services
4.20pm to 5.10pm: The Enhanced Integrity Act and its Naming and Shaming Provisions
- Department of Home Affairs and the Australian Border Force; an overview
- Subclass 457/482 Visa program sponsorship obligations
- Enhanced Integrity Act and the Minister of Home Affairs power to publish information about approved sponsor /former sponsor
- Data Matching Protocol between the Department of Home Affairs and the ATO
- Regulatory compliance in the age of data sharing and analytics: what are the implications for employers/sponsors and immigration advisors?
Presented by Maria Jockel, Legal Principal and National Leader, Migration Services, BDO Migration, Accredited Specialist Immigration Law, Best Lawyers 2020 Immigration
5.10pm to 5.15pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 13, 60 Margaret St
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia