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in no more than 5 immigration cases during the period of

     registration—an estimate of the extent of the applicant's proposed immigration assistance.

Notification of registration applications

"114Q.(1) On receiving a registration application, the Secretary must publish notice of it in the Gazette together with a statement that, within the next 6 weeks, any person may lodge with the Secretary an objection to the registration of the applicant.

"(2) A registration application is taken not to have been made unless any registration application fee payable by the applicant has been paid to the Commonwealth.

"(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), subsection 6(2) of the Migration Agents Registration (Application) Levy Act 1992 is taken to apply to an applicant who, at the time of making the application, proposes to give paid immigration assistance in no more than 5 immigration cases during the period of registration.

Secretary to consider certain registration applications

"114R. Unless section 114T or 114U applies to a registration application, the Secretary must deal with the application.

Board to consider certain registration applications

  "114S. If section 114T or 114U applies to a registration application:

  (a)     the Secretary must refer it to the Board; and

  (b)     the Board must consider and dispose of it as soon as practicable.

Certain registration applications to be referred to Board

"114T.(1) This section applies to a registration application if the applicant:

    (a)     has been convicted of a criminal offence and the conviction is not spent; or

  (b)     is, or has been, bankrupt; or

    (c)     is, or has been, the subject of disciplinary action by a professional association, being disciplinary action that the Secretary considers relevant to the application; or

    (d)     is, or has been, the subject of criminal proceedings, an investigation or an inquiry, that the Secretary considers relevant to the application; or

    (e)     is, or has been, the subject of an investigation by the Department because of allegations against him or her of fraud or corruption (whether when an officer of the Department or otherwise), that the Secretary considers relevant to the application; or

  (f)      does not satisfy either of the following:

       (i) is the holder of a prescribed qualification;

         (ii) has, in the opinion of the Secretary, a sound knowledge of migration procedure.

"(2) This section also applies to a registration application if an objection to the registration of the applicant was received within 6 weeks after the publication of the notice of it.

"(3) This section also applies to a registration application if the Secretary is satisfied that there is evidence that:

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

    (b)     an individual related by employment