Assignment title: Information


QUESTION 1SCENARIOSukhon Chaiprasit, aged 25, is a citizen of Thailand. She arrived in Australia on a visitorvisa Class FA, subclass 600 (tourist stream). Sukhon has been studying commerce at theUniversity of Bangkok and in light of her good results in her examinations, her parentsbought her an airfare to Australia and all her expenses have been fully covered. She arrivedin Australia two (2) months ago and has been visiting various cities in Australia.Sukhon came to see you today and expressed a desire to remain in Australia for a furtherperiod as she was attacked one night when returning from a dinner in Melbourne's CBD.This incident occurred 7 days ago.The doctors at the hospital where she was attended to,have prepared a report strongly recommending that she not travel for a further 6 monthperiod in light of the concussion that she suffered as a result of her attack. She has to visitthe hospital every 2 days for a check-up. All the expenses associated with her treatment arebeing borne by the Crimes Compensation Tribunal. She has also been asked to be awitness in proceedings against her attacker.Sukhon informs you that she befriended one of the male nurses in the hospital. At this stageshe tells you that she is interested in establishing a relationship with him but nothing furtherhas developed.You look at Sukhon's passport and see that her 600 visa, with the conditions 8101, 8201,8501 and 8503, was granted two (2) months and twenty (20) days ago with a permitted stayperiod of three (3) month from the date of arrival in Australia.Sukhon tells you she had seen another migration agent and he had lodged anothervisitorvisa application for her. DIBP has responded by saying that her visitor visa application isinvalid as she had the 8503 condition on her 600 visa. She says she has not gone back tothat agent nor has she approached anyone else since then.QUESTION1. Prepare a submission to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection seeking awaiver of the 8503 condition so that Sukhon can apply for a Class UB Medical Treatmentvisa, subclass 602.2. Why was the further visitor visa application invalid and isSukhon subject to s.48 of theMigration Act (1958)?3. What potential breaches of the Code of Conduct (if any) would have been committed byher former migration agent?(