{"id":"F2006L03332","name":"Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development - Private Study of Audio, Video or Written Material) - MARA Notice MN41-06b of 2006","slug":"f2006l03332","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":340161,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L03332-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Migration Agents Regulations 1998","sectionType":"part","heading":"Migration Agents Regulations 1998","content":"# Migration Agents Regulations 1998\n\nMIGRATION AGENTS\n\n(CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – PRIVATE STUDY OF AUDIO, VIDEO OR WRITTEN MATERIAL)\n\nMARA NOTICE MN41-06b OF 2006\n\nThe Migration Agents Registration Authority, acting under clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998:\n\n(1) REVOKES the notice entitled Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Private Study of Audio, Video or Written Material) MARA Notice MN36-06b of 2006, published on 7/09/2006; and\n\n(2) SPECIFIES the private study of audio, video, or written material described in columns 2 and 3 of an item in the attached Schedule as an approved activity for the purposes of that clause:\n\n(a) with the status specified in column 4; and\n\n(b) having the value specified in column 5.\n\n(3) SETS AS A REQUIREMENT for the completion of the activity described in columns 2 and 3, that the activity be completed at a time when the participant has previously satisfied the requirements, as specified in column 6 as follows:\n\n| Term used in Column 6 | Requirement for eligibility to complete the activity |\n| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Level 1 | NIL |\n| | |\n| Level 2 | Participant has at the date of commencement of the activity:2 years or more experience as a registered migration agent; orcompleted 20 or more approved CPD activities (either levelled or unlevelled activities); orbeen approved by the Authority as eligible to complete activities at level 2. |\n| | |\n| Level 3 | Participant has at the date of commencement of the activity:4 years or more experience as a registered migration agent; orcompleted level 2 activities giving 20 or more CPD points; orcompleted level 1 activities giving 60 or more CPD points; orcompleted 60 or more approved CPD activities with an item number in the 1 to 99,000 series; orbeen approved by the Authority as eligible to complete activities at level 3. |\n\nThis notice has effect on and from 1 April 1998.\n\nDate of making 9/10/2006.\n\nVenie Ann Moser Authorised Officer for the:\n\nMigration Agents Registration Authority\n\n\\[Note: (1) Clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998 allows the Authority to specify, by notice published on its website, approved activities, including: the name of the activity; the provider (if any) of the activity; whether the activity is a core activity or an elective activity; and the number of points for each activity.\\]","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE","content":"# SCHEDULE\n\n```html\n

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

ITEM

ACTIVITY

PROVIDER

STATUS

VALUE

LEVEL

PRIVATE STUDY OF AUDIO, VIDEO OR WRITTEN MATERIAL

210001

Business Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210002

Review (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210004

Refugees and Humanitarian (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210005

Visa Cancellations (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210006

Australian Immigration Law and Visa Structure (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210007

Citizenship (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210008

Introduction to Australian Legal Principles (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210009

Migration Agents (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210010

Resident Return (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210011

Bridging Visas (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210012

Student Visas (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210013

File Management: Record keeping, File Management and Relevant Professional Conduct Issues (On-line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210014

Student Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210015

Private Study Module - Partner Migration - Onshore and Offshore Visa Considerations

Refugee and Immigration Legal Service

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210016

Accounts Management : Financial Duties, Fees and Charges

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210017

Bridging Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210018

Business Management : Business Practices and Compliance with the Code of Conduct

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210019

Business Skills Visas, Part 1: Overview and Temporary Business Skills Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210020

Business Skills Visas, Part 2: Provisional Business Skills Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210021

Business Skills Visas, Part 3: Permanent Business Skills Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210022

Employment Grounds Visas, Part 1: Business Visas and Non-Business Temporary Resident Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210023

Employment Grounds Visas, Part 2: Business Long Stay Temporary Resident Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210024

Employment Grounds Visas, Part 3: Employer Nomination Permanent Resident Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210025

Ethics and Professional Practice : Standards of Professional Conduct and Obligations to Clients

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210026

Family Stream Visas, Part 1: Overview and Partner Migration Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210027

Family Stream Visas, Part 2: Parent and Child Migration Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210028

File Management : Record Keeping and Standards of Professional Conduct

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210029

General Skilled Migration Visas, Part 1: Offshore Applications

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210030

General Skilled Migration Visas, Part 2: Onshore Applications

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210031

General Skilled Migration Visas, Part 3: The General Points Tests; Visa Classes UX and UQ

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210032

Student Visas, Part 1: Student Temporary (Class TU) Visas; Genuineness Factors and Other Criteria

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210033

Student Visas, Part 2: Rules Governing Family Unit Members and Guardians, Student Visa Conditions

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210034

Student Visas, Part 3: E-lodgement for Student Visas and Work Rights, Cancellation of Student Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210035

Introduction to Temporary Visas (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210036

Family Stream Visas (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210037

Employment Visas (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210038

Employer Nomination Scheme

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210039

Health and Character

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210040

Judicial Review

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210041

Unlawful Non-Citizens and Exclusions

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210042

Temporary Business Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210043

Student Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210044

Skilled Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210045

Merit Review

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210046

Citizenship, Resident Return Visas, Absorbed Persons & Aliens

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210047

Self-Study Business Management & Legal Issues

Migration Education Services

Elective

1 point*

Level 1*

210048

Self-Study Family Migration

Migration Education Services

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210049

Self-Study On & Offshore Permanent Sponsored Business Visas

Migration Education Services

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210050

Self-Study On & Offshore Temporary Sponsored Business Visas

Migration Education Services

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210051

Self-Study Skilled Visas Update

Migration Education Services

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210052

Self-Study Student Visas Update

Migration Education Services

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210053

Accounts Management (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210054

Business Management (On Line)

Victoria University

Elective

1 point*

Level 1*

210055

Fundamental Migration Procedures - Making or review of an Australian visa application (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

210056

Business Management

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Elective

1 point*

Level 1*

210057

Judicial Review (On Line)

Victoria University

Core

1 point*

Level 1*

220001

Student Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

2 points*

Level 2*

220002

Business Skills Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points*

Level 2*

220003

Employer Nomination Scheme

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points*

Level 2*

220004

Family Reunion Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points*

Level 2*

220005

Merits Review

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points*

Level 2*

220006

Skilled Migration Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points*

Level 2*

220007

Student Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points*

Level 2*

220008

Temporary Business Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points*

Level 2*

220009

Business Management

Migration Professional Education

Elective

2 points*

Level 2*

230003

Student Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

3 points*

Level 3*

230004

Immigration Law Specialist Accreditation Program - Mock File

Law Institute of Victoria in conjunction with the Law Society of NSW, the QLD Law Society and the South Australian Law Society

Core

3 points*

Level 3*

* Where points are claimed for private study activities, agents will be required to provide MARA with written evidence of completion from the provider.

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