> [QUOTE=George Lombard]Hi Tom, Gill, Westly, Jeremy,
>
> If the condition is as serious as suggested by this sentence: "my son
> is 16 and a severe learning disability caused by a genetic fault at
> birth
> this has left him unable to walk talk or do anything for himself and
> is and will always be totally dependent on either us or someone else"
> then you may be advised, after talking to Peter Bollard for example,
> to take redress against the agent. Obviously if the agent is
> registered then you've got the MARA avenue and that kind of leverage,
> noting that all registered agents are required to carry professional
> indemnity insurance. Can't imagine a better reason for checking your
> agent's RMA number prior to signing anything.
>
> A long time ago, a former refugee client of mine (he had a different
> agent by that stage) committed suicide on the steps of Parliament
> House here over the same issue:
>
> http://www.comb.gov.au/news_current_issues/media_releases/DIMA-Kiane-
> 23aug01.pdf
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/stories/s351490.htm
>
> ://www.ombudsman.gov.au/publications_information/Special_Reports/DIMA-
> KianeRept-aug01.html
>
> In that case, the costs were waivable and it was clear that the child
> would be totally supported by the family. I went to the burial.
>
> Looking forward to seeing what the agent says.
>
> Cheers,
>
> George Lombard
>
> www.austimmigration.com.au[/QUOT
>
> looking back we should have done a lot more research into agents and
> there expereinces of this type of health problem but as usually
> hindsight is a great thing all we really wanted was to start a new
> life in what we see to be a beautiful country although im not wearing
> rose coloured glasses, life for the first few years would have been
> hard especially with 4 kids and one of them disabled, i think from the
> feedback with have had ( thanks ) we have realised that its 99%
> probable that we wont be granted a visa,
>
> does anyone here really think that its worth talking to peter bollard
> or is this a futile act???
Hi Tom,
I'm very sure Peter would consider a request from you sympathetically,
I'd be happy to introduce you if you like, you can email me at
george[at]austimmigration.com.au . As I said, I think the major issue
now is redress, hope your agent's registered.
Cheers,
George Lombard
www.austimmigration.com.au
--
www.austimmigration.com.au
Posted via http://britishexpats.com |