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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 to the applicant is not a person of integrity.

  "(4) In this section:

'spent', in relation to a conviction, has the same meaning as in Part YHC of the Crimes Act 1914.

Board may intervene in registration application

"114U. Within 8 weeks after the publication of notice of a registration application, the Board may give the Secretary notice in writing that he or she is not to deal with the application.

Qualifications of registered agent

"114V.(1) An applicant for registration as a migration agent must not be registered if:

    (a)     the applicant has been refused registration as such an agent within 12 months before the application; or

    (b)     the applicant's registration as such an agent has been cancelled by the Board under section 114ZE within 5 years before the application; or

    (c)     the applicant is neither an Australian citizen nor a permanent resident; or

  (d)     the applicant is under 18.

"(2) An applicant for registration as a migration agent must not be registered if the application is dealt with by the Board and the Board is satisfied 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)     the applicant:

         (i) is related by employment to an individual who is not a person of integrity; and

          (ii) should not be registered because of the fact described in subparagraph (i).

Matters taken into account in considering registration applications

"114W. The Board, when it is considering a registration application, must take into account:

    (a)     any objection to the registration of the applicant received within 6 weeks after the publication of the notice of the application; and

    (b)     the extent of the applicant's knowledge of migration procedure; and

    (c)     any other matter because of which the application is being dealt with by the Board rather than by the Secretary; and

    (d)     any other matter relevant to the applicant's fitness to give immigration advice.

Registration by Secretary

"114X. Subject to subsection 114V(1), the Secretary must register an applicant whose registration application is dealt with by him or her under section 114R as soon as practicable after the end of the period of 8 weeks from the publication of the notice of the application, by entering the applicant's name in the Register.

Registration by Board

"114Y. Subject to section 114V, if the Board is satisfied that an individual whose registration application is dealt with by it under section 114S is a