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 unann...

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 for ...

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, acc...

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 residency is ...

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) (SI...

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. Mel...