Program 

The seminar will include a noteworthy panel of speakers with exceptional knowledge and experience.  

TIME (ACDT)
TOPIC
SPEAKER
12.00PM

Lunch
1.00PM

Seminar Begins
1.00PM - 1.45PM
Keynote address
The Hon Justice Stephen McDonald
1.45PM - 2.45PM
Immigration Case Law update – important and interesting decisions handed down recently

Chair: Katherine Hooper, Barrister, Level 22 Chambers and Committee member

Molly Scanlan, Barrister, Jeffcott Chambers

Alex Chan, Special Counsel, Sparke Helmore Lawyers


2.45PM - 3.15PM

Afternoon Tea
3.15PM - 4.15PM
Legislative Update – Department of Home Affairs / SA State Government

Chair: Chris Johnston, Principal Lawyer, Work Visa Lawyers

Rachel Ireland, Senior Advisor, Skilled and Business Migration, Department of State Development (SA)

TBC, Department of Home Affairs

4.15PM - 5.15PM
Partner, family and the difficulties of reuniting families – practical issues and concerns

Chair: Leah Perkins, Carina Ford Immigration Lawyers

Deputy President Kate Millar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Mitch Simmons, Estrin and Saul Lawyers and Migration Specialists

5.30PM

Close
5.30PM

Networking drinks and canapes