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National Migration Conference 2023

5 Category B CPD Points for RMAs, 5 CPD/CLE points for Lawyers

Date: 6th October 2023
Location: Face-to-face at Wesley Conference Centre, 220 Pitt Street, Sydney 2000, and online via Zoom.
Time: 8:00AM - 6:30PM (Australian Eastern Daylight Time / Sydney. Please click here to view current local time.)
Price: $330.00


8:00AM - 8:05AM INTRODUCTION - CN153

• Opening Address
• Acknowledgement of Country
• Announcement of the fully-funded Indigenous Scholarship winner

Presented by Liana Allan - Director of Legal Training Australia, and Founder of Migration Alliance Inc, and Tatia Pittham Head of International Health and Education, Allianz Partners

8:05AM - 8:20AM A RECAP OF THE MAJOR LEGISLATION AND POLICY CHANGES IN 2023 - CN153

Presented by Australian Immigration Lawyer, Arnela Tolic


8:20AM - 8:45AM THE EVOLUTION OF THE LABOUR AGREEMENT - CN153
The good, the bad, and the ugly

Presented by Labour Agreement expert, Jacob Wyllie


8:45AM - 9:30AM ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL UPDATE - CN153

• Overview of AAT case management, backlog and strategies
• The review process
• Practice Direction
• Appearing before the Tribunal

Presented by Member Jane Marquard - Assistant Practice Leader for Procedure and Practice

9:30AM - 10:00AM TASMANIA STATE GOVERNMENT - CN154
State Government of Tasmania Update. Global Education and Migration, Business Tasmania

Presented by Martin Andrews, Manager, Migration Tasmania, Department of State Growth

10:00AM - 11:30AM MIGRATION ALLIANCE NATIONAL MIGRATION CONFERENCE

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS SESSIONS (Free Sessions)


Registration is required for this event. Please click here to register now.


10:00AM - 11:00 AM Department of Home Affairs

Presented by Sneha Chatterjee - Regional Director for NSW and the ACT, Immigration Operations Groups.

Topics that will be covered include updates on:

• The Government's Migration Strategy
• Skilled Migration (including Regional Skilled)
• Business Skills Migration
• Employer Sponsored Migration
• Student Visa Program - including a focus on integrity in the program
• Citizenship Program - pathways for New Zealand citizens

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Office of the MARA

Presented by Kimberley Turner - Director, Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) | Immigration Integrity & Assurance Branch | Immigration Operations Group | Department of Home Affairs

11:30AM - 12:00PM NSW STATE GOVERNMENT - CN154
State Government of NSW Update

Presented by Zane Rebronja, Associate Director, Investment NSW

12:00PM - 12:30PM BUSINESS & SKILLED MIGRATION UPDATE - CN154

Presented by Marney Richardson from Migration Queensland

12:30PM - 1:00PM
Western Australia State Government - CN154
Western Australia Migration Update

Kristi Carlile - A/Associate Director, Migration Services | Department of Training and Workforce Development

1:00PM - 1:30PM
LUNCH - Networking lunch at the Wesley Conference Centre

1:30PM - 2:00PM ACS MIGRATION SKILLS ASSESSMENTS - CN155
Migration Skills Assessments and updates

Presented by Siobhan Casey - Chief Growth Officer

2:00PM - 2:30PM ACT MIGRATION UPDATE - CN155

Presented by Dr Donny Pasaribu - A/g Director, ACT Migration Skills Canberra | Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate

2:30PM - 3:00PM SOUTH AUSTRALIA MIGRATION UPDATE - CN155
Skilled & Business Migration - Program Update

Presented by Louisa Newstead - Director Strategic Policy and Migration, Department for Industry, Innovation and Science

3:00PM - 4:00PM BRIDGING VISAS - CN155
The ins and outs of Bridging Visas

Presented by Accredited Specialist Immigration Lawyers Owen Harris and Christopher Levingston

4:00PM - 5:30PM CODE OF CONDUCT (MANDATORY) - M2B10044
Panel Discussion on how to handle Section 308 and 309 complaints

Presented by Accredited Specialist Immigration Lawyers Owen Harris and Christopher Levingston

5:30PM - 6:30PM Sir Alex Younger
Former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service - MI6. Longest-serving MI6 Chief in 50 years, expert on international security, cybersecurity, geopolitics

Read Sir Alex Younger's Biography here

Topic: "A hyper connected but diverging world. What about the people?"

• Vladimir Putin and the war in Europe
• China - a threat to the integrity of Australia?
• Flashpoints in the Pacific
• The AUKUS: Is it a good idea for Australia to be "all in"?
• The Five Eyes
• What does it all mean for migration flows?
• Espionage, terrorism, and economic refugees

Liana Allan will interview Sir Alex Younger via virtual livestream to London.

6:30PM CONFERENCE END


Please note Conference event schedule is subject to change without notice.


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