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Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents Bill 2019 [and] Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019
The purpose of the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019 (the Migration Agents Bill) is to amend the Migration Act 1958 in order to deregulate the migration advice industry, in particular to remove lawyers who hold unrestricted practicing certificates from regulation by the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA). Lawyers would no longer be able to register as migration agents and would be regulated by the relevant state or territory legal professional body.
The purpose of the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019 (the Rates of Charge Bill) is to amend the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997 (the Charge Act) to ensure that a migration agent who paid the noncommercial registration application charge in relation to their current period of registration, but gives immigration assistance otherwise than on a non-commercial basis, is liable to pay an adjusted charge.
Source: Migration-Amendment-Regulation-of-Migration-Agents-Bill-2019_20200211-030154_1.pdf
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