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Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 1997

Act No. 205 of 1997 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 17 November 2000

[This Act was amended by Act No. 146 of 1999]

Amendments from Act No. 146 of 1999
[Schedule 1 (item 615) amended section 2;
Schedule 1 (item 616) amended Schedule 1 (item 82)]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Regulation of the migration advice industry

Part 1—Amendment of the Migration Act 1958
279A Application of the Criminal Code
289 Registration
290 Applicant must not be registered if not a person of integrity or not fit and proper
291 Applicant must not be registered if registration refused in past year
292 Applicant must not be registered if registration cancelled in past 5 years
293 Applicant under 18 must not be registered
294 Applicant must not be registered if not an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealander with special visa
295 Notice of refusal of application
305 Notice of cancellation or suspension of registration
Division 4—Investigations and decision‑making by the Migration Agents Registration Authority
308 Requiring registered agents to give information
Division 6—Migration Agents Registration Authority
315 Appointing the Migration Institute of Australia Limited as the Migration Agents Registration Authority
317 General powers of the Migration Agents Registration Authority
318 Power to refer people to mediation
319 Power to refer lawyers' conduct to other authorities
320 Delegation of powers and functions
321 Disclosure of personal information to the Migration Agents Registration Authority
322 Annual report
Division 6A—Collecting and applying registration application fees and renewal fees
332A Regulations about collection of fees
332B Payments to Migration Institute of Australia Limited
Division 7—Part ceases to be in force on 21 March 2000

Part 2—Application and transitional provisions

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

Schedule 2—Repeal of Levy Acts
Migration Agents Registration (Application) Levy Act 1992
Migration Agents Registration (Renewal) Levy Act 1992

Schedule 3—Continuing professional development of registered agents

Part 1—Object of this Schedule

Part 2—Amendment of the Migration Act 1958 commencing on 21 January 1999
290A Applicant for repeat registration must not be registered if he or she has not done continuing professional development

Part 3—Amendment of the Migration Act 1958 commencing on 21 February 1999
301 Migration Agents Registration Authority must warn of expiry

Part 4—Amendment of the Migration Act 1958 commencing on 21 March 1999
Division 6A—Collection and application of registration application fees

Part 5—Repeal of the Migration Agents Registration Renewal Charge Act 1997
An Act to amend the law about migration agents, and for related purposes

[Assented to 17 December 1997]