Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 494D

             (1)  If a person (the first person ) gives the Minister written notice of the name and address of another person (the authorised recipient ) authorised by the first person to do things on behalf of the first person that consist of, or include, receiving documents in connection with matters arising under this Act or the regulations, the Minister must give the authorised recipient, instead of the first person, any documents that the Minister would otherwise have given to the first person.

Note:          If the Minister gives a person a document by a method specified in section 494B, the person is taken to have received the document at the time specified in section 494C in respect of that method.

             (2)  If the Minister gives a document to the authorised recipient, the Minister is taken to have given the document to the first person. However, this does not prevent the Minister giving the first person a copy of the document.

             (3)  The first person may vary or withdraw the notice under subsection (1) at any time, but must not (unless the regulations provide otherwise) vary the notice so that any more than one person becomes the first person's authorised recipient.

             (4)  The Minister may communicate with the first person by means other than giving a document to the first person, provided the Minister gives the authorised recipient notice of the communication.

             (5)  The Minister need not comply with subsection (1), or the requirement in subsection (4) to give a notice, if:

                     (a)  the authorised recipient is not a registered migration agent (within the meaning of Part 3); and

                     (b)  the Minister reasonably suspects that the authorised recipient is giving immigration assistance (within the meaning of that Part); and

                     (c)  the Minister has given the first person a notice, by one of the methods specified in section 494B, stating that he or she does not intend to give the authorised recipient documents as mentioned in subsection (1).