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POINTS: Lawyers get 7 CPD or 4 MARA Accredited Points – either LIVE or On Demand – DON’T Miss out!
Join a panel of eminent Accredited Immigration Law specialists to examine a myriad of essential topics given the current immigration concerns: the practical impacts of the travel ban and travel exemption requirements on family and partner visas, character cancellations & refusals, criminal law issues in migration matters, other visas concerns and related reforms. Attend the full day to earn your compulsory CPD units with unique sessions delivered and designed especially for lawyers and migration agents.
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CPD POINTS:
LAWYERS – 7 CPD units including:
3.5 units in Substantive Law
1.5 units in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 units in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 units in Professional Skills
MARA POINTS: 4 MARA approved points
MIGRATION AGENTS CAN EARN 4 CPD POINTS, INCLUDING 1 ETHICS POINT WITH THE FOLLOWING MARA APPROVAL NUMBERS:
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- Session 1:
- Face to Face & Live Online: CN96
- On Demand: DN322
- Session 2:
- Face to Face & Live Online: CN97
- On Demand: DN323
- Ethics CPD Point
- Face to Face & Live Online: CN98
- On Demand: DN324
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Program.
- Session 1
- Visa Updates, Legislative Developments & Key Cases
- Chair: Teresa Liu, Managing Partner, Australia & New Zealand, Fragomen 9.00am to 9.05am
- Opening Comments by the Chair9.05am to 9.55am Latest Developments in Immigration Law
- Significant cases
- Past trends and emerging issues
- Notable procedural issues Presented by Dr Stephen Tully, Barrister, 6 St James Hall Chambers
- 9.55am to 10.45am The Department of Home Affairs, the Australian Border Force, COVID-19 and the Management of Australia’s Borders
- The Department of Home Affairs/Australian Border Force post COVID-19
- The impact of COVID-19 on the ongoing transformation of the management of Australia’s borders
- Understanding the interface between the Department of Home Affairs/Australian Border Force, travel exemptions, visas and related reforms
- Data matchingPresented by Maria Jockel, Legal Principal and National Leader, Migration Services, BDO; Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law; Member of Migration Law Committee, Law Council of Australia, Member of Migration Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria10.45am to 11.00am Morning Tea11.00am to 11.50am Crimmigration: The Intersection of Criminal and Immigration Law
- Disclosure of criminal outcomes & advice
- Information sources for assessing character
- Responding to NOIC/NOIR
- Character cancellations & refusals particularly cancellations under s116(1)(e) ‘risk’ and how to manage these in practice
- Post cancellation/decision
- Criminal responsibility and criminal defence from a defence lawyer’s perspective in the immigration context
- Managing criminal matters from a defence lawyer’s perspective in the context of a visa cancellation, threatened cancellation or visa refusal
- Consequences regarding criminal matters and immigration mattersPresented by Kim Hunter, Criminal Defence & Immigration Lawyer, Hunter Flood Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law11.50am to 12.40pm Partner Visas and Family Visas
- Partner visas: the most difficult visas in immigration law
- Common pitfalls of partner visas
- Public Interest Criterion
- Other Family visas
- Carer
- No processing time
- Health assessment
- Ready, willing and able to assist
- No other person or organisation available to assist
- Remaining relative: approximate processing time 50 years
- Aged dependent relative: approximate processing time 50 years
- Presented by Raymond Turner, Solicitor and Migration Agent, Turner Coulson Immigration Lawyers Pty Limited; Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law
- 12.40pm to 12.45pm Final Q&A and Closing Comments by the Chair
- Carer
- Session 2CPD Compulsory Units for Lawyers and Migration AgentsChair: Farid Varess, Principal, Varess; Accredited Specialist in Immigration LawProfessional Skills
1.30pm to 2.30pm Step-by-Step Guide to Running an Appeal at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal- Delegate’s decision and the right to merit review
- What and what not to lodge, and when
- The case is won or lost before the hearing so preparation is everything
- How to conduct a hearingPresented by Simon Jeans, Principal, Jeans Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Immigration LawEthics & Professional Responsibility
2.30pm to 4.00pm Ethics in Immigration Law
- Multiple client conflicts
- Ensuring proper instructions
- Interpreter conflicts
- Handling confidentialityPresented by Linden Barnes, Senior Ethics Solicitor, Law Society of NSW4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon TeaPractice Management & Business Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm A-Z of Running an Immigration Matter
- Status of client: Lawful or unlawful?
- Previous migration history: obtaining copies of previous applications
- Current situation: working through client options
- Commencing work on the matter; procedural issuesPresented by Timothy Smith, Lawyer, Tim Smith Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law
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