Migration Agents Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 2)1

Statutory Rules 2000 No. 3092

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Migration Act 1958.

Dated 22 November 2000

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Migration Agents Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 23 November 2000.

3 Amendment of Migration Agents Regulations 1998

  Schedule 1 amends the Migration Agents Regulations 1998.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Schedule 1, after clause 3

insert

3A. (1) In deciding whether or not to specify an activity under clause 3, the Minister may take into account the character and reputation, or a doubt about the character and reputation, of a person connected with the activity.

 (2) Without limiting subclause (1), the following persons are connected with an activity:

 (a) a person who conducts the activity or produces, writes or presents material for it;

 (b) a person concerned in the management of a company or body of persons that conducts the activity or produces, writes or presents material for it;

 (c) a person who has been appointed as a consultant to advise a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) about the activity.

[2] Schedule 1, clause 7

omit

the Migration Act and Migration Regulations,

insert

the Act and the Migration Regulations 1994,

[3] Schedule 1, subparagraph 13 (c) (ii)

substitute

 (ii) until 2 years after the end of the registration period during which the activity was completed.

[4] Schedule 2, before Part 1

omit

MIGRATION AGENTS REGISTRATION AUTHORITY

PO BOX K366

HAYMARKET  NSW  1240

insert

MIGRATION AGENTS REGISTRATION AUTHORITY

PO BOX Q1551

QVB  NSW  1230

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1998 No. 53, as amended by 1999 No. 69; 2000 No. 64.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 November 2000.