Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00376:reg:26
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00376
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 26
Character Range: 23792–25096

26  Duties not to make false or misleading statements in promoting business etc.
 (1) A migration agent must not:
 (a) make a false or misleading statement about:
 (i) the agent's qualifications; or
 (ii) immigration opportunities or risks; or
 (iii) migration procedure; or
 (b) state that the agent's status as a registered migration agent involves a special or privileged relationship with any government official; or
 (c) state that the agent can procure a particular decision for a client under the migration law.
 (2) A migration agent must take all reasonable steps to ensure that no member of the agent's business makes statements of the type mentioned in subsection (1) in relation to:
 (a) the migration agent; or
 (b) a class of migration agents in the migration agent's business that includes the migration agent; or
 (c) the migration agents in the migration agent's business generally.
 (3) A migration agent must take all reasonable steps to ensure that no person publishes or broadcasts an advertisement that makes statements of the type mentioned in subsection (1) in relation to:
 (a) the migration agent; or
 (b) a class of migration agents in the migration agent's business that includes the migration agent; or
 (c) the migration agents in the migration agent's business generally.