Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development Miscellaneous Activities) MARA Notice MN26-09f of 2009 (Cth)

Migration Agents Registration Authority

Migration Act 1958

Migration Agents Regulations 1998

MIGRATION AGENTS

(CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT –

MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES)

MARA NOTICE MN26-09f OF 2009

The Migration Agents Registration Authority, acting under clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998:

1. REVOKES the notice entitled Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Miscellaneous Activities) MARA Notice MN18-09f of 2009, published on 1/05/2009; and

1. SPECIFIES the miscellaneous activity described in column 2 in the Schedule as an approved activity for the purposes of that clause where the provider or nature of the activities, and the status, points and level set out in Columns 3 to 6 (inclusive) are satisfied.

This notice has effect on and from 1 April 1998.

Date of making 23/06/2009.

Venie Ann Moser Authorised Officer for the:

Migration Agents Registration Authority

[Note: (1) Clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998 allows the Authority to specify, by notice published on its website, approved activities, including: the name of the activity; the provider (if any) of the activity; whether the activity is a core activity or an elective activity; and the number of points for each activity.]

SCHEDULE

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
ITEM	ACTIVITY	PROVIDER	STATUS	VALUE	LEVEL
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
60838	Sponsored Business Visas	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60839	Recent Developments in Migration Law	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60840	Student Visas	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60841	Accounts Management	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60842	Skilled Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60843	Business Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60844	Merit Review	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60845	Unlawful Non-citizens and Exclusions	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60846	Employer Nomination Scheme and Associated Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60847	Family Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60848	Temporary Business Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60849	Health & Character	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60850	Student Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60851	Refugee Law	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
60852	Visa Cancellations Master Class	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60853	Citizenship, Resident Return Visas, Absorbed Persons & Aliens	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60854	Judicial Review	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60855	Migration Update	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60858	The Employer Nomination Scheme	Fragomen Australia	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60859	Temporary Business Sponsorship	Fragomen Australia	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60860	Concepts and Definitions	Fragomen Australia	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60861	General Skilled Migration	Fragomen Australia	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60862	Family Stream Visas	Fragomen Australia	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60863	Ethics and Professional Practice	Fragomen Australia	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60864	Cross Examination	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60865	Time Limits & Associated Issues	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	Unlevelled
60868	Preparing requests for Ministerial Intervention (Additional Assessment)	Refugee Advice and Casework Service	Core	2 points	Unlevelled
60869	Refugee Law - Refugee Convention, Protection Visa applications and preparation (primary level) (Additional Assessment)	Refugee Advice and Casework Service	Core	2 points	Unlevelled
60870	Refugee Law - RRT, post-RRT options and Bridging Visas (Additional Assessment)	Refugee Advice and Casework Service	Core	2 points	Unlevelled
610175	Visitor and Temporary Visas	Migration Institute of Australia	Core	1 point	Level 1
610375	Demystifying the MARA	Migration Institute of Australia	Core	1 point	Level 1
610378	The Character Provisions	Migration Institute of Australia	Core	1 point	Level 1
610379	Writing Ministerial Requests: s351, s417 and s195A of the Migration Act	Migration Institute of Australia	Core	1 point	Level 1
610380	Family Reunion Options for Refugees	Migration Institute of Australia	Core	1 point	Level 1
STAND ALONE ASSESSMENT
650009	Immigration Law Specialist Accreditation Assessment Program - Written Examination	Law Institute of Victoria in conjunction with the Law Society of NSW, the QLD Law Society and the South Australian Law Society	Core	10 points	Stand Alone Assessment
650010	Immigration Law Specialist Accreditation Program - Simulated Interview	Law Institute of Victoria in conjunction with the Law Society of NSW, the QLD Law Society and the South Australian Law Society	Core	2 points	Stand Alone Assessment
AUTHORSHIP, SHARED AUTHORSHIP OR EDITORSHIP OF A BOOK
60856	Authorship, Shared Authorship or Editorship of a book as specified*** by the MARA	Not Applicable	Core	2 points	Unlevelled
60857	Authorship, Shared Authorship or Editorship of a book as specified**** by the MARA	Not Applicable	Elective	2 points	Unlevelled

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
ITEM	ACTIVITY	PROVIDER	STATUS	VALUE	LEVEL
CPD COMPLETED WITH OTHER SPECIFIED PROFESSIONS
640000	CPD completed within the legal profession as specified* by the MARA	Not Applicable	Elective	4 points	Unlevelled
640001	CPD completed within the accounting profession as specified** by the MARA	Not Applicable	Elective	4 points	Unlevelled

* A current legal practising certificate issued by NSW, VIC, QLD or NT.

**	Proof of:
-	-     full or fellow membership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia current at the time of repeat registration application.
-	-     full membership with Certified Practicing Accountants Australia current at the time of repeat registration application.
-	-     membership with the National Institute of Accountants current at the time of repeat registration application (retired members are not eligible).

***	The MARA has specified proof that the book:
-	-     contains at least 1,000 words contributed by the author or has been solely edited by the editor
-	-     the text contributes in a positive manner to the development and practice of immigration law
-	-     has not been previously published in substantially the same form
-	-     is not the published version of a paper, or of papers, presented at another approved activity for which the author has been awarded a point
-	- relates specifically to the Migration Act 1958, the Migration Regulations and other legislation relating to migration procedure or migration portfolio policies and procedures

****	The MARA has specified proof that the book:
-	-     contains at least 1,000 words contributed by the author or has been solely edited by the editor
-	-     the text contributes in a positive manner to the development and practice of immigration law
-	-     has not been previously published in substantially the same form
-	-     is not the published version of a paper, or of papers, presented at another approved activity for which the author has been awarded a point
-	-     deals with a topic of legal or business nature relating to migration agents’ practice