Migration Law

11 March 2020—

Law Council

Law Council Awards Young Australian Migration Lawyer of the Year

28 February 2020—

Law Council

Ending migration dual regulation a win for consumers

31 January 2020—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019 and Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019

13 December 2019—

Law Council

Code of Conduct for Registered Migration Agents – Third round consultation response

27 November 2019—

Law Council

Removal of dual regulation to reduce costs for consumers

23 August 2019—

Law Council

Question on notice: Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019

23 August 2019—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019

16 August 2019—

Law Council

Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2019 (Provisions)

14 August 2019—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019

31 January 2019—

Law Council

Inquiry into the effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortages

30 January 2019—

Law Council

Law Council warns against handing Home Affairs Minister power to render Australians stateless

30 January 2019—

Law Council

Opening Statement on Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018

25 January 2019—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) Bill 2018

16 January 2019—

Law Council

Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018

21 December 2018—

Law Council

Inquiry into the effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortages

13 December 2018—

Law Council

Law Council raises concerns over migration amendment bill

30 November 2018—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2018

29 November 2018—

Law Council

Migration Act and Criminal Justice Stay Certificates

06 September 2018—

Law Council

Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018

05 September 2018—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: Inquiry into the Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018

30 August 2018—

Law Council

Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018

12 June 2018—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: Efficacy of regulation of Australian migration agents

01 June 2018—

Law Council

Recommendations for migration agents put forward

29 May 2018—

Law Council

Discussion Paper: Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2018-2019

11 May 2018—

Law Council

Review processes associated with visa cancellations made on criminal grounds

11 May 2018—

Law Council

Efficacy of current regulation of Australian migration agents

02 May 2018—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018

18 April 2018—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018

18 April 2018—

Law Council

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Encouraging Self-sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants) Bill 2018

29 March 2018—

Law Council

Managing Australia’s Migrant Intake

22 December 2017—

Federal Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2017 and Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Bill 2017

26 October 2017—

Law Council

Senate quashes Citizenship Bill amendments

20 October 2017—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017

17 October 2017—

Law Council

Recommendation to end dual regulation of migration lawyers marks a win for access to justice

21 September 2017—

Law Council

Policy Consultation Paper Visa Simplification: Transforming Australia’s Visa System

20 September 2017—

Federal Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Integrity) Bill 2017

13 September 2017—

Law Council

Current attempts to strengthen citizenship requirements not supported

05 September 2017—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2017

30 August 2017—

Law Council

Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017

25 August 2017—

Federal Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Migration Amendment (Validation of Decisions) Bill 2017

24 August 2017—

Law Council

No case for strengthening English language testing on prospective citizens

07 August 2017—

Law Council

Review of Australia's business, investment and talent visas

21 July 2017—

Law Council

Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017

22 May 2017—

Federal Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Discussion Paper on Australia's Humanitarian Programme 2017-2018

17 May 2017—

Law Council

Minister’s comments attacking independence of tribunal were unfortunate, should not be repeated

20 April 2017—

Law Council

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017

24 February 2017—

Law Council

Opening address: Immigration Law Conference 2017

17 February 2017—

Law Council

Joint Standing Committee on Migration - Inquiry into Migrant Settlement Outcomes

20 January 2017—

Federal Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Migration Legislation Amendment (Code of Procedure Harmonisation) Bill 2016

22 November 2016—

Law Council

Migration Legislation Amendment (Visa Revalidation and Other Measures) Bill 2016

14 November 2016—

Law Council

Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2016

14 September 2016—

Law Council

Working Holiday Maker Visa Review

18 April 2016—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016

18 March 2016—

Law Council

Supporting innovation through visas: the Entrepreneur Visa

11 March 2016—

Law Council

457 Programme – Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT)

04 March 2016—

Law Council

2016 CPD Immigration Law Conference: Law Council calls for amendments to the Migration Act before federal election

04 March 2016—

Law Council

Refugee advocate Melinda Jackson wins John Gibson AM Young Australian Migration Lawyer of the Year

26 November 2015—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2015

16 October 2015—

Law Council

Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment Bill (No.1) 2015

14 August 2015—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission - Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015

01 July 2015—

Law Council

Implementation of Kendall Report recommendations

27 May 2015—

Legal Practice

The impact of Australia's temporary work visa programs on the Australian labour market and on temporary work visa holders

22 April 2015—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Bill 2015

10 April 2015—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Bill 2015

18 November 2014—

Law Council

Inquiry into the Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014

05 November 2014—

Law Council

Inquiry into the Migration Guardian for Unaccompanied Children Bill 2014

29 October 2014—

International Law

Skilled Migration and 400 Series Visa Programmes Discussion Paper

01 August 2014—

Law Council

Independent review of the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA)

21 May 2014—

International Law

Independent Review of the 457 Programme - Supplementary Submission

09 May 2014—

International Law

Independent Review of the 457 Programme

24 January 2014—

Business Law Section

Migration Amendment (Regaining Control Over Australia's Protection Obligations) Bill 2013

21 June 2013—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013

31 May 2013—

Law Council

Inquiry into subclass 457 visas, enterprise migration agreement and regional migration agreement

02 May 2013—

Law Council

Migration Law

Migration Law

Law Council Awards Young Australian Migration Lawyer of the Year

Ending migration dual regulation a win for consumers

Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019 and Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019

Code of Conduct for Registered Migration Agents – Third round consultation response

Removal of dual regulation to reduce costs for consumers

Question on notice: Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019

Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019

Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2019 (Provisions)

Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019

Inquiry into the effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortages

Law Council warns against handing Home Affairs Minister power to render Australians stateless

Opening Statement on Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018

Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) Bill 2018

Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018

Inquiry into the effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortages

Law Council raises concerns over migration amendment bill

Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2018

Migration Act and Criminal Justice Stay Certificates

Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018

Supplementary submission: Inquiry into the Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018

Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018

Supplementary submission: Efficacy of regulation of Australian migration agents

Recommendations for migration agents put forward

Discussion Paper: Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2018-2019

Review processes associated with visa cancellations made on criminal grounds

Efficacy of current regulation of Australian migration agents

Migration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018

Migration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Encouraging Self-sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants) Bill 2018

Managing Australia’s Migrant Intake

Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2017 and Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Bill 2017

Senate quashes Citizenship Bill amendments

Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017

Recommendation to end dual regulation of migration lawyers marks a win for access to justice

Policy Consultation Paper Visa Simplification: Transforming Australia’s Visa System

Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Integrity) Bill 2017

Current attempts to strengthen citizenship requirements not supported

Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2017

Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017

Migration Amendment (Validation of Decisions) Bill 2017

No case for strengthening English language testing on prospective citizens

Review of Australia's business, investment and talent visas

Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017

Discussion Paper on Australia's Humanitarian Programme 2017-2018

Minister’s comments attacking independence of tribunal were unfortunate, should not be repeated

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017

Opening address: Immigration Law Conference 2017

Joint Standing Committee on Migration - Inquiry into Migrant Settlement Outcomes

Migration Legislation Amendment (Code of Procedure Harmonisation) Bill 2016

Migration Legislation Amendment (Visa Revalidation and Other Measures) Bill 2016

Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2016

Working Holiday Maker Visa Review

Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016

Supporting innovation through visas: the Entrepreneur Visa

457 Programme – Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT)

2016 CPD Immigration Law Conference: Law Council calls for amendments to the Migration Act before federal election

Refugee advocate Melinda Jackson wins John Gibson AM Young Australian Migration Lawyer of the Year

Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2015

Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment Bill (No.1) 2015

Supplementary Submission - Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015

Implementation of Kendall Report recommendations

The impact of Australia's temporary work visa programs on the Australian labour market and on temporary work visa holders

Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Bill 2015

Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Bill 2015

Inquiry into the Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014

Inquiry into the Migration Guardian for Unaccompanied Children Bill 2014

Skilled Migration and 400 Series Visa Programmes Discussion Paper

Independent review of the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA)

Independent Review of the 457 Programme - Supplementary Submission

Independent Review of the 457 Programme

Migration Amendment (Regaining Control Over Australia's Protection Obligations) Bill 2013

Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013

Inquiry into subclass 457 visas, enterprise migration agreement and regional migration agreement

Submission on Framework and operation of 457 visas, Enterprise Migration Agreements and Regional Migration Agreements

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