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:   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.