Statutory Rules 1998    No. 341

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Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Regulations 1998

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997.

Dated 18 March 1998.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

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Name of Regulations

 1. These Regulations are the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Regulations 1998.

Commencement

 2. These Regulations commence on 21 March 1998.

Amount of charge

 3. (1) For section 6 of the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997, the amount of charge payable is:

 (a) for an individual who intends, as disclosed in the application, to charge a fee for giving immigration assistance:

 (i) for an application for registration made before
21 March 1999—$1,000; or

 (ii) for an application for registration made on or after 21 March 1999—$1,000; or

 (iii) for an application for repeat registration made on or after 21 March 1999—$800; or

 (b) for an individual who does not intend, as disclosed in the application, to charge a fee for giving immigration assistance:

 (i) for an application for registration made before
21 March 1999—$150; or

 (ii) for an application for registration made on or after 21 March 1999—$150; or

 (iii) for an application for repeat registration made on or after 21 March 1999—$100.

 (2) For subparagraphs (1) (a) (iii) and (b) (iii), an applicant applies for repeat registration if he or she has been registered at some time in the 12 months before making the application.

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NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 20 March 1998.