International Law Section
The ILS - Immigration Lawyers' Association of Australasia (ILAA) Focus Group is representing practising immigration lawyers throughout the Asia / Pacific region. Immigration lawyers are best equipped to meet the challenges of providing expert advice to clients who are attempting to navigate through an extremely complicated system. The ILS - ILAA Focus Group seeks to further promote and improve the representation of immigrants and provide information and services to its membership. The Focus Group is chaired by Ms Maria Jockel.
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has accepted our invitation and will give a keynote address at the 4th CPD Immigration Law Conference. The Conference will be hosted by the Immigration Lawyers Association of Australasia Focus Group of the International Law Section in cooperation with the Law Institute of Victoria and Russell Kennedy. It will be held at Russell Kennedy in Melbourne on 26 & 27 March 2010. The aims of the Conference are to provide legal professionals with CPD points accreditation, to highlight and discuss important immigration law issues and to provide participants with a forum to exchange experiences. The Conference Dinner, included in the registration fee, will be held at the RACV Club on 26 March 2010.
Other confirmed speakers include
Mr Andrew Metcalfe, Secretary, Department of Immigration
Ms Christine Sykes, CEO, Office of the MARA
Mr Glenn Ferguson, President, Law Council of Australia
Mr Peter Vardos, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Immigration
as well as Professor Mary Crock, Mr John Gibson, Ms Anne O'Donoghue, Ms Katie Malyon and other senior immigration law experts and officers from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
For further information please visit the Conference website at http://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/sections/international-law/cpd2010.cfm.
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has announced major changes to the General Skilled Migration Program. For further information please click on the link below.
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/whats-new.htm#a
The ILAA has organised a briefing session for its members. It will be held at Russell Kennedy, 469 La Trobe St in Melbourne on 16 February 2010 at 3pm. Speakers will be Mr Tony Spencer, Director Operations & Projects, Trades Recognition Australia, and Ms Jan Febey, Branch Manager, Trades Recognition Australia.For further information please contact the Administrator of the ILS.
