Biography

Rebecca helps a range of businesses, from large multinationals to small family businesses as well as individuals. Her clients span advertising and media, agriculture, aviation, government, hospitality, information technology and mining and energy.

Rebecca advises on employer sponsorship, intra-company transfers, regional visas, permanent residency pathways, and skills shortage strategies. She manages visa application processes, ensures compliance with sponsorship and regulatory obligations, and acts for clients in Administrative Review Tribunal proceedings.

She also advises on visa strategies for establishing Australian business operations for overseas companies and on all forms of labour agreements including Designated Area Migration Agreements and company-specific agreements.

Rebecca’s practice spans more than 20 years of corporate migration work.  Her matters include complex regulatory compliance responses to Australian Border Force, labour agreement negotiations and sponsorship compliance programs for major employers across diverse industries.

Rebecca’s depth of experience in corporate migration, combined with her national and international client base and her Cairns location serving regional and remote industry, gives her a distinctive practice footprint.

Credentials

Admissions:

• Supreme Court of Queensland

Academic qualifications:

• Bachelor of Laws (University of Southern Queensland)
• Master of Migration Law and Practice (Griffith University)

Memberships:

• Migration Institute of Australia (current Board Member)
• Far North Queensland Law Association
  

Rebecca's experience

Sponsorship compliance — Regional winery

Acting for a regional winery in responding to a natural justice letter from Australian Border Force regarding alleged sponsorship obligation breaches, including identifying compliance gaps and implementing ongoing compliance strategies.

Labour agreements

Preparing submissions for multiple types of labour agreements including Industry Agreements, Designated Area Migration Agreements and Company Specific Agreements.

Administrative Review Tribunal

Acting for clients in Administrative Review Tribunal proceedings in respect of refused sponsorship, nomination, and visa applications.

International business establishment

Assisting overseas businesses with short and long-term visa applications for employees tasked with establishing a branch of the business in Australia.