MIGRATION AGENTS REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 9C Disclosure of personal information by the Secretary
MIGRATION AGENTS REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 9C
Disclosure of personal information by the Secretary(1) For subsection 332 F( 2) of the Act, each of the following is a prescribed circumstance:
(a) a registered migration agent, or an inactive migration agent, is currently under investigation for possible offences under the Act;
(b) a client of a registered migration agent, or an inactive migration agent, is currently under investigation for possible offences under the Act;
(c) the Minister is considering referring a registered migration agent, or an inactive migration agent, to the Authority for mandatory sanctioning;
(d) the Department is considering making a complaint to the Authority about a registered migration agent, or an inactive migration agent;
(e) a registered migration agent, or an inactive migration agent, has been sanctioned by the Authority;
(f) the personal information is required to allow a review authority to collect information about the conduct of registered migration agents, or inactive migration agents.
(2) For subsection 332 F( 3) of the Act, the review authority may disclose personal information disclosed under subsection 332 F( 1) of the Act to a relevant professional body if:
(a) the information is about the conduct of a registered migration agent or an inactive migration agent; and
(b) the review authority believes that that conduct may be of concern to the relevant professional body.
(3) For subregulation (2), relevant professional body
means a professional body of which the agent is or was a member.