Section 501 Character Provisions (Cat A)

A detailed look at the character provisions of section 501 of the Migration Act with a special focus on strategies dealing with character based refusals and cancellations. Includes coverage of the mandatory cancellation regime, the role of character matters in different types of visas, recent case law impacts on character issues, effectively dealing with the “character test” and cases where an applicant may not pass the test, and a detailed look at Direction 79 and how practitioners can create effective submissions for clients facing character based refusal or cancellation.

Ahmad Shady is a highly regarded migration agent in Australia, and is often consulted by peers about complex or difficult cases. He holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and a Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law from Australia National University.