Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 306A

                   The objects of this Division are:

                     (a)  to ensure that clients of inactive migration agents are not unduly disadvantaged by the agent becoming inactive; and

                     (b)  to ensure that clients of deceased migration agents are not unduly disadvantaged by the death of the agent;

by empowering the Migration Agents Registration Authority to:

                     (c)  obtain originals or copies of client documents from inactive migration agents or from the legal personal representatives of deceased migration agents; and

                     (d)  give the originals or copies to the clients concerned.

Note:          An agent becomes inactive as a result of expiry of registration, deregistration, cancellation of registration, suspension of registration, or incapacity (see section 306B).