Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00376:reg:51
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00376
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 51
Character Range: 56964–58054

51  Duty not to receive amounts from clients before entering into service agreements
 (1) A migration agent must not receive amounts (including fees or amounts for disbursements) from a client if:
 (a) the amounts relate to the agent, or another registered migration agent in the agent's business, giving immigration assistance to the client; and
 (b) a service agreement that covers the immigration assistance is not in force.
 (2) A migration agent must take all reasonable steps to ensure that a member of the agent's business, other than another registered migration agent, does not receive amounts (including fees or amounts for disbursements) from a client if:
 (a) the amounts relate to the agent, or another registered migration agent in the agent's business, giving immigration assistance to the client; and
 (b) a service agreement that covers the immigration assistance is not in force.
 (3) This section does not apply to a fee charged for an initial consultation conducted other than under a service agreement in accordance with section 43.
Note: See also paragraph 43(3)(c).