Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 303

             (1)  The Migration Agents Registration Authority may:

                     (a)  cancel the registration of a registered migration agent by removing his or her name from the register; or

                     (b)  suspend his or her registration; or

                     (c)  caution him or her;

if it becomes satisfied that:

                     (d)  the agent's application for registration was known by the agent to be false or misleading in a material particular; or

                     (e)  the agent becomes bankrupt; or

                      (f)  the agent is not a person of integrity or is otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance; or

                     (g)  an individual related by employment to the agent is not a person of integrity; or

                     (h)  the agent has not complied with the Code of Conduct prescribed under section 314.

Note 1:       The Authority is required to caution a registered migration agent or cancel or suspend a registered migration agent's registration in certain circumstances: see Division 3AA.

Note 2:       If the Authority is considering making a decision under this section, it must invite the registered migration agent to make a submission: see sections 309 and 310.

Unpaid registration status charge

             (2)  The Authority may also suspend the registration of a registered migration agent if any registration status charge payable by him or her remains unpaid after the time when it becomes due for payment.