Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800:section:276:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 276 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 941746–944499

276  Immigration assistance
 (1) For the purposes of this Part, a person gives immigration assistance if the person uses, or purports to use, knowledge of, or experience in, migration procedure to assist a visa applicant or cancellation review applicant by:
 (a) preparing, or helping to prepare, the visa application or cancellation review application; or
 (b) advising the visa applicant or cancellation review applicant about the visa application or cancellation review application; or
 (c) preparing for proceedings before a court or the ART in relation to the visa application or cancellation review application; or
 (d) representing the visa applicant or cancellation review applicant in proceedings before a court or the ART in relation to the visa application or cancellation review application.
 (2) For the purposes of this Part, a person also gives immigration assistance if the person uses, or purports to use, knowledge of, or experience in, migration procedure to assist another person by:
 (a) preparing, or helping to prepare, a document indicating that the other person nominates or sponsors a visa applicant for the purposes of the regulations; or
 (b) advising the other person about nominating or sponsoring a visa applicant for the purposes of the regulations; or
 (c) representing the other person in proceedings before a court or the ART that relate to the visa for which the other person was nominating or sponsoring a visa applicant (or seeking to nominate or sponsor a visa applicant) for the purposes of the regulations.
 (2A) For the purposes of this Part, a person also gives immigration assistance if the person uses, or purports to use, knowledge of, or experience in, migration procedure to assist another person by:
 (a) preparing, or helping to prepare, a request to the Minister to exercise his or her power under section 351 or 501J in respect of a decision (whether or not the decision relates to the other person); or
 (aa) preparing, or helping to prepare, a request to the Minister to exercise a power under section 195A, 197AB or 197AD (whether or not the exercise of the power would relate to the other person); or
 (b) advising the other person about making a request referred to in paragraph (a) or (aa).
 (2B) For the purposes of this Part, a person also gives immigration assistance if the person uses, or purports to use, knowledge of, or experience in, migration procedure to assist another person by:
 (a) preparing, or helping to prepare, a representation to the Minister to exercise the Minister's power:
 (i) under subsection 501C(4) to revoke a decision to refuse to grant, or to cancel, a visa (whether or not the decision relates to the other person); or
 (ii) under subsection 501CA(4) to revoke a