LML6004 – AUSTRALIA’S VISA SYSTEM 2 (ECONOMIC)

Graduate Diploma in Migration Law

LML6004 – AUSTRALIA’S VISA SYSTEM 2 (ECONOMIC)

Assessment Task 1 PART A – Semester 2, 2024

NOTE: TASK 1 COMPRISES TWO PARTS – PART A – SHORT ANSWER QUESTION AND PART B – MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS TO BE

COMPLETED ONLINE AT THE END OF THE UNIT.

Instructions:

1. Students must answer all questions as indicated. Make certain all answers are clearly labelled.

2. Make certain that you enter your NAME and STUDENT NUMBER on each page. Insert them into the header or footer for ease.

3. This assignment comprises 10% of the assessment in this unit.

4. Students should note that English expression, grammar and spelling are taken into account in assessment of their answers.

5. SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT: Please check the online centre for the due date for your class group. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that the date for receipt is complied with. It is intended that all assessments be lodged electronically. This will then automatically generate a receipt.

6. WORD LIMIT: Word limits are indicated for questions and should be adhered to with each answer.

7. All answers should be supported by reference to the relevant legislative provisions.

8. A student whose answer to any question depends upon facts which are not stated, must discuss all relevant alternatives.

9. REFERENCING: Students are required to use the Australian Guide to Legal Citation as the preferred method of referencing. You are also required to submit a bibliography for each assessment task and not merely a reference list.

Assessment Criteria:

1. Accurate answers to the questions demonstrating knowledge of statutory interpretation, legislative and regulatory provisions and applying problem solving skills.

2. Answers are justified by clear reference to the relevant facts, identify logical assumptions you have made about the facts in answering questions.

3. Arguments and information are clearly and logically presented.

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SCENARIO

You are a registered migration agent and in light of the recent announcements by the Government to stop worker exploitation, you have been conducting information sessions for employers who have already sponsored or are planning to sponsor employees. The sessions are online and you have been having a big turn-out of around 50 employers. One thing that caught you by surprise was the consistent questions in the chat box during the session. Some employers became frustrated and logged off.

After finishing one of the sessions, you ask the participants to contact you if they had any further questions. Unfortunately, you only received one enquiry from Stella Mavericks, the Director and owner from Outback Australia who manages a number of restaurants in regional Australia. They specialise in Australian delicacies and are in the Good Food Guide as some of the top restaurants to visit. Stella is uncertain what sponsorship obligations apply to her if she sponsors employees for the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Subclass 494) visa and supports them through to Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) (Subclass 191) visa.

Prepare a letter of advice for Stella as Director of Outback Australia outlining any sponsorship obligations that they must consider as a sponsor for employees for the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Subclass 494) visa and supporting them through to Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) (Subclass 191) visa. In your letter of advice provide practical examples to demonstrate each of the sponsorship obligations. You are also required to discuss any consequences for not meeting the sponsorship obligations.

Your answers must be supported by references to relevant legislative and/or regulatory provisions.

(10 marks)

(Maximum Word Limit: 1100 words)