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Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

"(2) This section does not prohibit a person from advertising that another person who is a parliamentarian gives immigration assistance.

"(3) This section does not prohibit a person from advertising that another person who is a lawyer gives immigration legal assistance.

"(4) This section does not prohibit a person from advertising that another person who is an official gives immigration assistance in the course of the official acting as an official.

"Division 3—Registration of migration agents

Individuals may be registered as migration agents

"114M. Individuals may be registered as migration agents in accordance with this Part.

Register of Migration Agents

"114N.(1) The Secretary must keep a register, to be known as the Register of Migration Agents, listing individuals who are registered as migration agents.

  "(2) The Register is to show in respect of each registered agent:

  (a)     the agent's full name; and

  (b)     any business names of the agent or the agent's employer; and

  (c)     a business address for the agent; and

  (d)     a telephone number for contacting the agent; and

  (e)     the date on which the agent was registered; and

    (f)      the date on which the agent's registration was last renewed (if any); and

  (g) particulars of any suspension of the agent's registration; and

     (h) particulars of any caution given to the agent under paragraph 114ZE(c).

  "(3) The Secretary must keep records to show:

  (a)     what was in the Register from time to time; and

  (b)     particulars of any cancellation of a registration.

"(4) The Secretary must make the Register available, in a suitable form and at reasonable times, for inspection by any person.

Application for registration

"114P.(1) An individual may apply to the Secretary to be registered as a registered agent.

"(2) A registration application is to be in the approved form and contain such information relevant to the application as is required by the form.

"(3) The information required by the form must include the following:

     (a)     if section 5 of the Migration Agents Registration (Application) Levy Act 1992 applies to the making of the application—particulars showing that the section applies;

     (b)    if the applicant proposes to give immigration assistance in the capacity of:

       (i) an employee of an individual; or

       (ii) an executive officer or employee of a corporation; or

      (iii) a member or employee of a partnership—

     particulars of the individual, the corporation and its executive officers, or the partnership;

     (c) if the applicant proposes to give paid immigration assistance 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