Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04376:body:0:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04376
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Character Range: 20905–23665

2 months after the renewal; or

   (c)     he or she does not comply with subsection 114ZP(2); or

   (d)     he or she dies.

"(2) The Secretary must deregister a registered agent by removing his or her name from the Register if:

   (a)     subsection 114Q(3) or 114ZC(2) applied to the agent; and

     (b)     the agent gives paid immigration assistance in more than 5 immigration cases in the period of registration or the period for which the registration continues, as the case may be; and

     (c)     the balance of the registration application fee or renewal fee payable by the agent is not paid to the Commonwealth within 2 months after the agent gives paid immigration assistance in the sixth immigration case in the period.

Discretionary cancellation or suspension of registration etc.

  "114ZE. The Board may:

     (a)     cancel the registration of a registered agent by removing his or her name from the register; or

   (b)    suspend his or her registration; or

   (c) caution him or her;

if it becomes satisfied that:

    (d)     the agent's application for registration was known by the agent to be false or misleading in a material particular; or

  (e)     the agent becomes bankrupt; or

     (f) the agent is not a person of integrity or is otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance; or

     (g) an individual related by employment to the agent is not a person of integrity; or

    (h) the agent has not complied with the Code of Conduct prescribed under section 114ZR.

Period of suspension

"114ZF.(1) If the Board suspends the registration of a registered agent under section 114ZE, the Board may:

  (a)     set a period of suspension of not more than 5 years; or

  (b)     set a condition or conditions for the lifting of the suspension.

"(2) If 2 or more conditions are set under paragraph (1)(b), one of them may be that at least a set period of suspension has ended.

Publication of cancellation or suspension of registration

"114ZG. If the Board cancels or suspends the registration of a registered agent, and it is no longer possible for the cancellation or suspension to be set aside on appeal, the Board must publish a statement that:

     (a)     sets out the decision of the Board to cancel or suspend registration; and

  (b)     sets out the reasons for the decision; and

     (c)     sets out the Board's findings on any material questions of fact; and

     (d)     refers to the evidence or any other material on which the findings of fact were based.

Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal

"114ZH. Subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision by the Board made under