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Migration Amendment Act (No. 3) 1992

No. 85 of 1992

An Act to amend the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes

[Assented to 30 June 1992]

  The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1.(1) This Act may be cited as the Migration Amendment Act (No. 3) 1992.

  (2) In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Migration Act 19581.

Commencement

2.(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

Repeal

  3.     Division 9 of Part 2 of the Principal Act is repealed.

  4.     After Part 2 of the Principal Act the following Parts are inserted:
"PART 2A—MIGRATION AGENTS AND IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE

"Division 1—Preliminary

Interpretation

  "114A. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

'Board' means the Migration Agents Registration Board established by Division 6;

'entrance applicant' means an applicant for:

  (a)     a visa or entry permit under this Act; or

  (b)     a determination by the Minister that the applicant is a refugee;

'entrance application', in relation to an entrance applicant, means the application by the applicant for a visa, entry permit or determination;

'immigration case' means:

    (a)     an entrance application made by an entrance applicant, not being an application to which paragraph (b) or (c) applies; or

    (b)     entrance applications made at the same time by an entrance applicant, not being applications to which paragraph (c) applies; or

    (c)     entrance applications made at the same time by entrance applicants who, under the regulations, are members of the same family unit;

'lawyer' means:

  (a)     a barrister; or

  (b)     a solicitor; or

  (c)     a barrister and solicitor; or

  (d)     a legal practitioner;

of the High Court or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory;

'migration procedure' means the law, and administrative practice, relating to immigration;

'official' means:

  (a)     an officer of the Australian Public Service; or

  (b)     a person employed under the Public Service Act 1922; or

  (c)     a member of the public service of a State or Territory; or

  (d)     a member of the staff of a Parliamentarian;

'paid immigration assistance' means immigration assistance for which a fee is charged or another reward is required;

'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 114N;

'registered agent' means an individual registered as a migration agent