Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

MIGRATION AGENTS AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2005 (NO. 1) (SLI NO 131 OF 2005) - SCHEDULE 2

(regulation 3)

[1]           Subregulations 6B (2) and (3), including the notes

substitute

         (2)   An individual is taken to have complied with subregulation (1) if he or she:

                (a)    is:

                          (i)    a member or employee of a partnership; or

                         (ii)    a director or employee of an incorporated legal practice; or

                         (iii)    a sole legal practitioner or an employee of a sole legal practitioner; and

               (b)    has satisfied the Authority that he or she has a current legal practising certificate.

Note    An individual described in subregulation (2) would already hold professional indemnity insurance for at least $250 000 as part of the requirements for their current legal practising certificate. The individual would not need to provide evidence of professional indemnity insurance to the Authority once the Authority is satisfied that the individual has the certificate.

An individual who is not mentioned in subregulation (2) will need to provide evidence to satisfy the Authority that the individual has professional indemnity insurance for at least $250 000.