Family Violence Provisions - expansion & practicalities

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Subject Matter This 4 Point program will include the following workshops: Expansion of Family Violence Provisions The Practical Complexities of Family Violence Cases Workshop 1 - (2 hours) 10:30 am to 12:30pm Expansion of Family Violence Provisions This workshop will discuss the expansion of access to the Family Violence Provisions that have been expanded to include secondary applicant to some Family, Skilled and Business visas. Educator Vanessa Burn, MMIA Head of Practice - Migration at Women's Legal Centre ACT Workshop 2 - (2 hours) 12:45pm to 2:45 pm The Practical Complexities of Family Violence Cases This session will take a practical look at how the family violence provisions operate in real migration matters. It will walk participants through the key legislative settings, common problem areas, evidence preparation and how these cases are approached in practice, drawing on real examples and recent decisions. The session will finish with interactive case studies designed to build confidence and give attendees practical tools they can immediately apply in their own files. Educator Nitin Rikhi AFMIA Practice Leader, NORPAC Legal Schedule Friday 24 July 2026 10:30 - 2:45pm Continuing Professional Development Registered Migration Agents 4 CPD \| Category A RMAs must attend for the full duration in order to obtain CPD points. Legal Practitioners 4 CPD \| Substantive Law Legal practitioners are eligible to earn points for this CPD. The MIA is an approved QA Provider of CPD for the Legal Profession in Western Australia. Other Information Resources You will need access to a computer or laptop with a reliable internet connection and speakers. For group discussion, you may also require a microphone and/or video. Earphones with a microphone that come standard with many mobile phones may be suitable. Please join this test meeting to check your internet, speakers and microphone prior to registering. Recording Disclosure This online event may be recorded. By registering and logging on to the event, the participant agrees to the following: Personally identifiable information of participants may be heard, seen, read, collected, or used by the MIA as the organiser and the other online seminar participants; Any communication or information transmitted during the online seminar, such as voice, instant messages, or presentations are available to and may be recorded and further used by the MIA as the organiser. For further information, please call 02 9249 9000 or email [email protected]. Our terms and conditions can be accessed here.

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Subject Matter

This 4 Point program will include the following workshops:

Expansion of Family Violence Provisions

The Practical Complexities of Family Violence Cases

Workshop 1 - (2 hours)

10:30 am to 12:30pm

Expansion of Family Violence Provisions

This workshop will discuss the expansion of access to the Family Violence Provisions that have been expanded to include secondary applicant to some Family, Skilled and Business visas.

Educator

Vanessa Burn, MMIA
Head of Practice - Migration at Women's Legal Centre ACT

Workshop 2 - (2 hours)

12:45pm to 2:45 pm

The Practical Complexities of Family Violence Cases

This session will take a practical look at how the family violence provisions operate in real migration matters. It will walk participants through the key legislative settings, common problem areas, evidence preparation and how these cases are approached in practice, drawing on real examples and recent decisions.

The session will finish with interactive case studies designed to build confidence and give attendees practical tools they can immediately apply in their own files.

Educator

Nitin Rikhi AFMIA
Practice Leader, NORPAC Legal

Schedule

Friday 24 July 2026
10:30 - 2:45pm

Continuing Professional Development

Registered Migration Agents

4 CPD | Category A

RMAs must attend for the full duration in order to obtain CPD points.

Legal Practitioners

4 CPD | Substantive Law

Legal practitioners are eligible to earn points for this CPD. The MIA is an approved QA Provider of CPD for the Legal Profession in Western Australia.

Other Information

Resources
You will need access to a computer or laptop with a reliable internet connection and speakers. For group discussion, you may also require a microphone and/or video. Earphones with a microphone that come standard with many mobile phones may be suitable.

Please join this test meeting to check your internet, speakers and microphone prior to registering.

Recording Disclosure
This online event may be recorded. By registering and logging on to the event, the participant agrees to the following:

Personally identifiable information of participants may be heard, seen, read, collected, or used by the MIA as the organiser and the other online seminar participants;
Any communication or information transmitted during the online seminar, such as voice, instant messages, or presentations are available to and may be recorded and further used by the MIA as the organiser.

For further information, please call 02 9249 9000 or email [email protected].
Our terms and conditions can be accessed here.