Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800:section:275:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 275 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 938274–941173

275  Interpretation
  In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:
Australian legal practitioner means a lawyer who holds a practising certificate (whether restricted or unrestricted) granted under a law of a State or Territory.
Note: For the meaning of lawyer, see subsection 5(1).
cancellation review applicant means an applicant for:
 (a) review of a decision to cancel a visa held by the applicant; or
 (b) revocation under section 137L of the cancellation of a visa held by the applicant; or
 (c) review of a decision under that section not to revoke such a cancellation.
cancellation review application, in relation to a cancellation review applicant, means the application by the applicant.
client: see section 306C.
eligible: see section 278A.
eligible period: see section 278A.
immigration assistance: see section 276.
inactive migration agent: see section 306B.
legal practice means the provision of legal services regulated by a law of a State or Territory.
Migration Agents Registration Authority means the body mentioned in section 315.
Note: If a power or function is expressed to be given to the Migration Agents Registration Authority, it may only be exercised by the Minister, or by a delegate of the Minister under section 320 (see subsection 315(2)).
migration procedure means the law, and administrative practice, relating to immigration.
official means:
 (a) a person appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999; or
 (c) a member of the public service of a State or Territory; or
 (d) a member of the staff of a Parliamentarian.
parliamentarian means:
 (a) a Senator; or
 (b) a Member of the House of Representatives; or
 (c) a member of the Parliament of a State; or
 (d) a member of the Legislative Assembly of a Territory.
Register means the Register of Migration Agents kept under section 287.
registered migration agent means an individual registered as a migration agent under Division 3.
registration application means an application to be registered as a migration agent.
registration application fee means charge imposed by section 4 of the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997 on a registration application.
registration status charge means charge imposed by section 10 of the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997.
related by employment: see section 278.
restricted: a practising certificate held by an Australian legal practitioner is restricted if:
 (a) it is subject to a condition requiring the practitioner to undertake supervised legal practice for a specified period; and
 (b) such a condition was not imposed as a disciplinary measure by an authority responsible for disciplining Australian legal practitioners in a State or Territory.
Note: A practising certificate subject to a supervision condition of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) is, however, taken to be unrestricted if the condition was