Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 1997 (Cth)

Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 1997

Act No. 205 of 1997 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 17 November 2000

[This Act was amended by Act No. 146 of 1999]

Amendments from Act No. 146 of 1999 [Schedule 1 (item 615) amended section 2; Schedule 1 (item 616) amended Schedule 1 (item 82)]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Regulation of the migration advice industry

Part 1—Amendment of the Migration Act 1958 279A Application of the Criminal Code 289 Registration 290 Applicant must not be registered if not a person of integrity or not fit and proper 291 Applicant must not be registered if registration refused in past year 292 Applicant must not be registered if registration cancelled in past 5 years 293 Applicant under 18 must not be registered 294 Applicant must not be registered if not an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealander with special visa 295 Notice of refusal of application 305 Notice of cancellation or suspension of registration Division 4—Investigations and decision‑making by the Migration Agents Registration Authority 308 Requiring registered agents to give information Division 6—Migration Agents Registration Authority 315 Appointing the Migration Institute of Australia Limited as the Migration Agents Registration Authority 317 General powers of the Migration Agents Registration Authority 318 Power to refer people to mediation 319 Power to refer lawyers' conduct to other authorities 320 Delegation of powers and functions 321 Disclosure of personal information to the Migration Agents Registration Authority 322 Annual report Division 6A—Collecting and applying registration application fees and renewal fees 332A Regulations about collection of fees 332B Payments to Migration Institute of Australia Limited Division 7—Part ceases to be in force on 21 March 2000