Immigration Advice and Rights Centre

Immigration Advice and Rights Centre

About

From its inception, the vision of the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre (IARC) has been for vulnerable people to receive fair and just immigration outcomes.

IARC's clients are financially disadvantaged, come from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and Graduate Opportunities frequently have low level English language skills. Many IARC offers opportunities to complete practical legal experience multiple layers of disadvantage including training for admission to legal practice in New South Wales. homelessness, low education levels and disability. They PLT students will receive training and supervision and will have often experienced torture and trauma. assist with legal research, drafting, observing and client

What kind of work?

Areas of practice: Students must commit to a minimum of three days per - Family and humanitarian migration week for 60 days. - Citizenship - Visa cancellations You can find more information here: Type of work done by employees: IARC offers volunteer placements to law students who take instructions and schedule appointments. They written communication skills; the ability to take initiative and genuine interest in the issues affecting vulnerable migrants in Australia. appointments. https://iarc.asn.au/support-our-work/ - Legal advice Fun Fact / Recent Project - Legal information Select Committee on Temporary Migration - Legal representation In 2019, the federal Senate resolved to establish a Select - Community legal education Committee on Temporary Migration to inquire into and - Law reform and policy work report on the impact temporary migration has on the Australian economy, wages and jobs, social cohesion and Location workplace rights and conditions. Sydney IARC made a submisison recommending: Student Opportunities from Student visas; have completed at least two years of their degree. 2. amending condition 8607 to allow for at least 90 days Students must commit to one day per week for at least for a visa holder to find a new sponsor with the possibility six months. Volunteer legal assistants work directly with of a waiver of this condition where there is evidence of clients to provide information and referral services, workplace bullying/harassment/exploitation; and also provide administrative support through answering 3. there be a PR pathway created whereby holders phones, photocopying and filing and legal support of 457 visas or TSS visas working in their nominated through research and drafting. Applicants should have occupation for a period of three years or more are administrative/paralegal experience; good oral and automatically eligible to apply for a subclass 189 or 190 1. the removal of condition 8105 (40-hour work fortnight)