Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00967:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00967
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 4280–5587

6  Working out amount of charge
  For the purposes of the definition of begins in section 3 of the Act, and paragraph (a) of the definition of remaining period in subsection 12(1) of the Act, the first day in the current period of a registered migration agent's registration on which the agent begins to give immigration assistance otherwise than on a non‑commercial basis is the earliest of the following days:
 (a) the first day in the period on which the agent gives a client an estimate of fees before starting work on behalf of the client;
 (b) the first day in the period on which the agent charges a client a fee for services provided;
 (c) the first day in the period on which the agent is (or becomes) a person associated with, or a member of, an organisation that gives immigration assistance on a commercial, or for‑profit, basis;
 (d) the first day in the period on which the agent is not (or is no longer) a member of, or a person associated with, an organisation that operates in Australia solely:
 (i) on a non‑commercial or non‑profit basis; and
 (ii) as a charity, or for the benefit of the Australian community.
Note: Charity has the meaning given by Part 2 of the Charities Act 2013 (see section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).

Part 3—Transitional and application provisions