Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsFor subsection 9 (3) of the Act, a registered migration agent begins to give immigration assistance on a commercial basis on the earliest of:
(a) the day on which the agent gives a client an estimate of fees before starting work on behalf of the client; and
(b) the day on which the agent charges a client a fee for services provided; and
(c) the day on which the agent becomes a person associated with an organisation that gives immigration assistance on a commercial, or for-profit, basis; and
(d) the day on which the agent becomes a member of an organisation that gives immigration assistance on a commercial, or for-profit, basis.