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Ministerial Intervention

Sections 351 & 501J — process, Bridging Visa E eligibility and the risks of the “last chance” pathway, including PIC 4014

The 2025 reforms rewrote how Ministerial Intervention requests are handled. This workshop explains the legal nature of the Minister's non-delegable, non-compellable powers under ss 351 and 501J, the transition from the AAT to the ART, and the current Ministerial Instructions. Participants work through a four-step assessment checklist based on the Instructions and the section 12 and 13 criteria using seven case studies, then examine Bridging Visa E (subclass 050) eligibility and conditions for clients awaiting an outcome. The final module confronts the risks of treating intervention as a client's last chance — including the PIC 4014 re-entry exclusion period of up to three years — through an interactive small-group workshop scenario.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:

  1. 01Explain the legal nature of the Minister's public interest powers under ss 351 and 501J and when they are enlivened.
  2. 02Apply a four-step assessment checklist based on the September 2025 Ministerial Instructions, including the section 12 and 13 criteria.
  3. 03Correctly advise on Bridging Visa E (subclass 050) eligibility for clients seeking Ministerial Intervention.
  4. 04Identify and communicate the material risks of treating Ministerial Intervention as a client's last chance, including the re-entry exclusion period of up to three years under PIC 4014.

Session plan

  1. 01
    Module 1 — Legal framework
    The power, its limits and the 2025 reforms
    25 min
  2. 02
    Module 2 — Making & assessing a request
    Process, sections 12 & 13, case studies
    35 min
  3. 03
    Module 3 — Bridging Visa E & MI
    Subclass 050 eligibility and conditions
    25 min
  4. 04
    Module 4 — Risks & PIC 4014
    “Last chance” risks, PIC 4014, small-group workshop
    35 min

How it runs

Live & interactive
Led in real time by the facilitator on Zoom (meeting format: video, chat, breakout rooms) or face-to-face. Minimum 6, maximum 30 participants. At least half of contact time is active learning.
Materials
Learning outcomes, pre-reading, the participant workbook and the joining guide are released 7 days before the session.
Attendance
Identity and MARN checked on entry. Camera on throughout (online). Roll calls and at least 4 timed participation checkpoints. You must attend the full session.
Certificate
After the session our staff verify your attendance, and your certificate is issued within 5 business days.
Ask anything, anytime
Booking unlocks the RMA Q&A, where Vikas Jain answers your law and policy questions personally whenever they come up, plus the Resource Library (Code-compliant templates, checklists and our workshop slide decks).
Reporting
We notify the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) through the OMARA Portal within 14 days of the workshop, once your full attendance has been verified.

Full details: attendance & participation · learning & certificates · online participant support · cancellations

Presenter

Vikas Jain
Principal Solicitor & Director, Wickham Lawyers

Over twelve years of legal practice, predominantly in Australian migration law. Admitted to the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Queensland, and as a Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. Former Registered Migration Agent (MARN 0958336). Four-time finalist, Lawyers Weekly Migration Partner of the Year.

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