Graduate Diploma in Migration Law
LML6003 – AUSTRALIA’S VISA SYSTEM 1 (FAMILY AND OTHER
VISAS)
Assessment Task 1 PART A – Semester 2, 2023
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 NAMEand STUDENT NUMBERon 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 assessment be lodged electronically. This will
automatically generate a receipt.
6. WORD LIMIT: Word limits are indicated for certain 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.

2

SCENARIO
You are a registered migration agent and run a busy practice. You are in the process of hiring
another registered migration agent to assist you with your files as there are many different
queries coming in that cover a broad range of issues and you are finding it difficult to be able
to competently assist with the queries given the amount of time the research and analysis
takes for each case. You have a number of clients today and it seems like the theme of the
day is clients forgetting when their visas expire. The first client for today is a citizen from South
Korea who arrived in Australia three years ago to study a bachelor’s degree. He has been
accepted into the Master’s program and is very excited about it. He is even more excited
because he has secured a scholarship to undertake the Master’s program. As he was busy
applying for the scholarship, he forgot when his Student (Temporary) Class TU Subclass 500
visa expired. When you speak to your client and probe a little further into his circumstances,
you soon realise that he is able to commence his scholarship program next semester or even
mid next semester. When you ask your client what is his preference, he advises you that he
is planning to be guided by the universe, so whatever is the option at the time he needs to
make a decision, he will proceed with that. At this point, he also lets you know that his main
concern at the moment is to remain in Australia for the next couple of months as he had just
met someone and thinks this person may be ‘the one’! Your client informs you that at this point
in his life, finding someone to settle down with is more important than his studies and so he
reiterates that his priority right now is to stay in Australia for at least the next couple of months
to see how this new relationship progresses. He is seeking your advice so as to make sure
this happens. You look at his previous Student (Temporary) Class TU Subclass 500 visa and
you notice that it actually expired one month ago or 31 days ago. On hearing this, your client
reiterates that his main priority is to remain in Australia.
QUESTIONS
1. What are the prospects of success for applying for a Student (Temporary) Class TU
Subclass 500 visa in Australia and why? You are required to identify any issues and
discuss.
2. What are the prospects of success for applying for a Visitor Class FA Subclass 600 visa
in Australia? You are required to identify any issues and discuss.

You must support your answers by reference to the specific legislative provisions.