Over the past year, we have become aware of increased sponsorship compliance activity by the Australian Border Force (ABF). This may take the form of “desktop” surveys and requests for documents. At worst, an employer may find themselves dealing with ...

Background On 12 April 2023, the High Court of Australia in Davis v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs; DCM20 v Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs [2023] HCA 10 held that the Minister’s Guidelines...

Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) let you control how your super is invested but they don’t let you access those funds any earlier than you could in a large fund.  Even though it’s your super and (for SMSFs) sits in a bank account you control...

Determining whether you are a resident of Australia for tax purposes (a “tax resident”) is not always straightforward. Many people mistakenly believe tax residency is based on citizenship or permanent residency status. In fact, Australian tax residenc...

In Australia’s employer-sponsored visa framework, the identity of the sponsoring entity is an important step for businesses operating through multiple entities. Whether your organisation is sponsoring a worker under the Skills in Demand (Subclass 482...

Munro Doig are pleased to announce the appointment of Melissa Phan as Senior Associate and Sharni Stocks as Office Manager with effect from 1 July 2025. Melissa has been an integral part of our migration team since she joined our firm in April 2020...

The recent Federal Court case of Lynn v Australian Financial Complaints Authority [2025] FCA 175 provides another example of the uncertainty that can occur when a non-binding death benefit nomination is made. In this case Mr Lynn nominated (to his APRA...

Munro Doig has significant experience in negotiating Minister of Religion Labour Agreements (MORLA) with the Immigration Department and in preparing and lodging visa applications for religious workers and Ministers of Religion. Our experience spans var...

Since 21 March 2023, when the Review of the Migration System Final Report (also known as the Parkinson Review) was released, changes have been creeping into the employer-sponsored visa system. The capstone changes were announced to come into effect in Nov...