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Professional Task
1. You are a registered migration agent in Australia.
2. In conference with Jack Song at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre
(VIDC), being a prospective client, Jack indicated that recently his Subclass
851 Resolution of Status (Class CD) visa (‘Subclass 851 visa’) was cancelled
ecause of his criminal history in Australia.
3. Jack informed you that he no longer had the paperwork related to his recent
visa cancellation, as he lost the documents when he was transfe
ed from the
Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre (YHIDC) to the VIDC in Sydney.
4. Jack told you he wished to apply for a Protection visa (‘Subclass 866 visa’), as
he fled the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (‘North Korea’) in 1987 and
understands that if he is returned to North Korea, he will be either executed or
otherwise suffer significant harm at the hands of North Korean authorities.
5. Jack further informed you that before he held the Subclass 851 visa, he held a
Temporary Protection visa (Subclass 785) in Australia. Jack also told you that
he has about $20,000 to spend on the Subclass 866 Protection visa application.
Jack indicated he is willing to give you $10,000 upfront to ‘get the ball rolling’
and the additional $10,000 when the Protection visa application is completed
and lodged with the Department of Home Affairs (‘the Department’).
6. You are a registered migration agent with about seven years practical
experience. You provide immigration assistance through a business known as
‘Immigration Outcomes Pty Ltd (ACN XXXXXXXXXX)’. You employ two staff,
eing an Executive Assistant and a Paralegal (both of whom assist with
photocopying, legal research and administrative tasks).
7. You charge an hourly rate of $380 per hr (plus GST) for the provision of
immigration assistance. Your business holds an ‘ImmiAccount’ with the
Department, where you lodge most visa applications for clients. However,
where required, you also file paper-based applications from time to time.
8. Occasionally, you set your professional fees at a fixed rate when providing
immigration assistance to clients. However, your preference is to charge on an
hourly basis and not be wedded to a fixed fee.
9. Your conference with Jack Song at the VIDC was free, as are all your first
conferences with prospective clients. After considering your conference notes
with Jack Song, you believe you can assist him.
In light of the preceding, please draft an ‘Agreement for Services and Fees’
(‘Agreement’) that you would put to Jack Song for execution.
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Rules of Professional Task Assessment
1. Weight: 40%.
2. Word Count: 2,000 words (no footnotes).
3. Due Date: 29 September XXXXXXXXXX30pm, AEST).
4. Instructions on Submission: Turnitin link on the vUWS website for the unit. No other
form of submission will be accepted.
5. General Instructions: Students must complete this assessment on their own.
Students are not permitted to discuss their answers, or proposed answers, to this
assessment with anyone else. In completing this assessment, students must consider
elevant legislation, policy, and case law as applicable.