Contents

1............ Short title ............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement .................................................................................. 1

3............ Schedule(s) .......................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1--Regulation of the migration advice industry                                2

Part 1--Amendment of the Migration Act 1958                                                   2

279A..... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 5

289........ Registration ......................................................................................... 8

290........ Applicant must not be registered if not a person of integrity or not fit and proper                8

291........ Applicant must not be registered if registration refused in past year 10

292........ Applicant must not be registered if registration cancelled in past 5 years               10

293........ Applicant under 18 must not be registered ...................................... 10

294........ Applicant must not be registered if not an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealander with special visa .......................................................................................................... 10

295........ Notice of refusal of application ........................................................ 10

305........ Notice of cancellation or suspension of registration ......................... 11

Division 4--Investigations and decision-making by the Migration Agents Registration Authority       12

308........ Requiring registered agents to give information ................................ 13

Division 6--Migration Agents Registration Authority                             15

315........ Appointing the Migration Institute of Australia Limited as the Migration Agents Registration Authority           15

317........ General powers of the Migration Agents Registration Authority ... 16

318........ Power to refer people to mediation .................................................. 16

319........ Power to refer lawyers' conduct to other authorities ....................... 16

320........ Delegation of powers and functions ................................................. 16

321........ Disclosure of personal information to the Migration Agents Registration Authority             17

322........ Annual report ................................................................................... 18

Division 6A--Collecting and applying registration application fees and renewal fees   18

332A..... Regulations about collection of fees ................................................. 18

332B..... Payments to Migration Institute of Australia Limited ..................... 18

Division 7--Part ceases to be in force on 21 March 2000                      19

Part 2--Application and transitional provisions                                                    20

Part 3--Amendment of the Migration Act 1958 consequential on new Public Service Act     26

Schedule 2--Repeal of Levy Acts                                                                                27

Migration Agents Registration (Application) Levy Act 1992                           27

Migration Agents Registration (Renewal) Levy Act 1992                                 27

Schedule 3--Continuing professional development of registered agents 28

Part 1--Object of this Schedule                                                                                 28

Part 2--Amendment of the Migration Act 1958 commencing on 21 January 1999    29

290A..... Applicant for repeat registration must not be registered if he or she has not done continuing professional development .......................................................................................................... 30

Part 3--Amendment of the Migration Act 1958 commencing on 21 February 1999                 31

301........ Migration Agents Registration Authority must warn of expiry ...... 31

Part 4--Amendment of the Migration Act 1958 commencing on 21 March 1999      32

Division 6A--Collection and application of registration application fees              32

Part 5--Repeal of the Migration Agents Registration Renewal Charge Act 1997       34

[Assented to 17 December 1997]

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