> You might simply end up spending even more money without being able to
> get the result that you want. Do be aware of that. However, you are
> the Client, and you can seek a second opinion if you want one.
>
> Frequently on BE, I have seen references to a chap called Peter
> Bollard in Sydney. (Tell Google his name + Sydney + Australia) and
> his website comes up. He is a solicitor who is also a registered
> Migration Agent (several are.) However, Mr Bollard is said to have
> paricular expertise with cases where the medical criteria are or will
> become a problem.
>
> I've never consulted him myself, so I can't give you a personal
> recommendation, as it were. However, it might well be worth a
> consultation with him before you decide what, if anything, to do next.
> No doubt you could arrange a telephone consultation with him. He
> would charge you, and solicitors are expensive, as you know, but
> specialist solicitors are sometimes worth every penny of their fees.
>
> It is useless to rely on somebody who has never handled this sort of
> problem before, in my view. You do not say what your son's problem
> is. About 5 years ago, there was a Court case involving a child with
> Down Syndrome. Unfortunately, the family lost their appeal to the
> Court, and what that case did was to set a legal precedent that might
> be very difficult - if not impossible - to overturn. To get this sort
> of precedent 'distinguished' (which is Court-speak for 'ignored') you
> really would need the very best in the business, I strongly suggest.
> Even he might not be able to succeed for you, but the best would
> ensure that you would understand fully why it cannot be done, if that
> is what you are told.
>
> Instinctively, too - but I am in no sense an expert and I'm not a
> Migration Agent either - I think Westly might be right. It is
> possible that Peter Bollard would advise you to withdraw the present
> application before the medical stuff gets put under a microscope, to
> give you a chance to re-group, consider all possible options, and also
> to consider whether Australia is really the best place for your family
> in the long run, in view of this difficulty.
>
> I know nothing about the medical criteria for migration to New
> Zealand, for example. I hope that JAJ or Westly might step in on this
> one. Would it be possible for this family to migrate to New Zealand
> instead and then do something from there on the basis of being NZ-
> eligible or whatever it is?
>
> Hopefully, somebody out there will be able to answer this question.
>
> Good luck
>
> Gill
Just wanted to echo Gill's advice re Peter Bollard - he has mentioned on
here frequently as an agent with knowledge in the medical field.
Have a chat and see what he suggests.
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