Welcome

Lorenzo Boccabella, Barrister-at-Law and Accredited Migration Specialist, has been providing CPD courses for migration agents from when MARA first required agents to do Continuing Professional Education.

Lorenzo, a barrister since 1980, over the years has appeared in every tribunal or court which deals with migration cases including the High Court & the Federal Courts.  Lorenzo is also an accredited specialist in Migration Law.   

Migration Law Practice Journal

The latest issue of Migration Law & Practice is now available . For first time subscribers starting with issue 11 you will also get issue 10 free of charge.   

CPD Workshops & General Information

First year agents, are advised to do the full 12 points as a knowledge builder. All agents are required to complete a total of 10 CPD points (at least 6 core points). It is compulsory for first year migration agents to complete the four mandatory modules.

The mandatory modules are ‘Business Management’, ‘Accounts Management’, ‘Ethics & Professional Practice’ and ‘File Management’. We offer these modules at all of our workshops.  

Migration agents beyond their first year of practice must do one of those mandatory modules. Whichever category you are in, you will be able to satisfy all of MARA’s requirements at all of our CPD workshops. 

ETA Business Long Validity Visas: The travel agency associated with the conference business has developed the software tools to process ETA business long validity visas, by-passing direct contact with DIAC (this is authorised by DIAC). 

Most recently the travel agency obtained instant ETA visas for 4 European residents valid for multiple entry for the life of their passports which extended until 2013!  On these business ETA’s the visa holder can stay for a maximum of 3 months at a time. Many travel agencies do not know how to do this properly leaving the client with either a single entry visa or worse, a tourist visa.    

NOTE FOR LAWYERS: We are an accredited provider for the QLD law society and an accredited QA provider of the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia. On our reading of the rules these migration workshops qualify for points for the Law Institute of Victoria, WA Law Society and NSW Law Society, continuing education requirements.  

CORRESPONDENCE COURSES NOW AVAILABLE
Kindly note we offer 12 CPD points via correspondence.  The Business Management and Ethics & Professional Practice modules are mandatory modules available via correspondence.

CANCELLATION POLICY: In the event that you need to cancel your registration, it can be transfered to another one of our CPD seminars free of charge, however if a refund is requested then a $100.00 administration charge is applicable.