State Branches

Each of the five State Branches elect a Branch President who serves on the National Board of MIA, chairs Branch meetings and CPD courses and communicates local concerns to the Board and the Secretariat.

Branch Committee positions are elected are in accordance with the MIA Constitution, which specifies: two Commercial Members; one Commercial Organisation Member; one Non-commercial Member; and one Legal Practising Certificate Holding member. New Committees elect officer bearers, including Vice Presidents and Secretaries, and may induct Members to fill any vacant positions and a Student Member position.

The Committees help ensure effective and appropriate communication on behalf of the membership with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and government bodies, as well as promoting the Institute's vision and objectives, supporting the membership generally, hosting Member events and other ad hoc duties.

Upcoming Events and CPD activities

New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory

President: Angela Chan

Angela Chan has been involved in providing immigration advice since 1988 and has had extensive experience in various areas of immigration and has sat on numerous Federal and State government Boards. A founding Member of the MIA (MMIA 9), and the... read more »

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Queensland and Northern Territory

President: Stanley Shneider

Stan Shneider is the principal of Hi-Care Migration Services. Before gaining registration as a migration agent, he practised in administrative law in Victoria and Queensland and served as the chairman of a group of listed public companies. Stan was twice an... read more »

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South Australia

President: Mark Glazbrook

Mark Glazbrook is the Managing Director of Migration Solutions. He has been involved in the migration profession for 13 years, having sat the entrance examination in 2000 and becoming a Registered Migration Agent (RMA) in February 2001. Mark founded Migration Solutions... read more »

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Victoria and Tasmania

President: Michael Walker

Michael Walker has been a Registered Migration Agent (RMA) for 10 years and holds a Bachelor of Arts, MBA and is a Graduate in Immigration Law and Practice from the University of NSW. Michael specialises in Employer Sponsored Visas, General Skilled... read more »

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Western Australia

President: Jacqueline Ure

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