{"id":"F2010L03178","name":"Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development - Private Study of Audio, Video or Written Material) - Office of the MARA Notice MN49-10b of 2010","slug":"f2010l03178","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":335759,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L03178-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Migration Agents Regulations 1998","sectionType":"part","heading":"Migration Agents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 –\n\nPRIVATE STUDY OF AUDIO, VIDEO OR WRITTEN MATERIAL)\n\nOffice of the MARA NOTICE No. MN49-10b OF 2010\n\nThe Office of the 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) Office of the MARA Notice MN44-10b of 2010, made on 25/10/2010; and\n\n(2) REVOKES the notice entitled Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Private Study of Audio, Video or Written Material) Office of the MARA Notice MN45-04 of 2004, made on 1/11/2004; and\n\n(3) SPECIFIES the private study of audio, video, or written material described in columns 2 and 3 of an item in Schedule A 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(4) DECLARES the private study of audio, video, or written material described in columns 2 and 3 of an item in the Schedule as a mandatory activity for the purposes of clause 7A and set out in column 6.\n\nThis notice has effect on and from 1 April 1998.\n\nDate of making: 30/11/2010\n\n(James Andrews)\n\nDelegate\n\nPosition Number: 60018724\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

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Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

ITEM

ACTIVITY

PROVIDER

STATUS

VALUE

MANDATORY

PRIVATE STUDY OF AUDIO, VIDEO OR WRITTEN MATERIAL

20137

Merits Review

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20138

Ethics and Professional Practice

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20139

Ethics and Professional Practice

MPE - Fragomen

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20140

File Management

MPE - Fragomen

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20141

Business Management

MPE - Fragomen

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20142

Accounts Management

MPE - Fragomen

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20143

Temporary Employer Sponsored Visas

MPE - Fragomen

Core

1 point

20144

The Character Requirement

MPE - Fragomen

Core

1 point

20145

General Skilled Migration

MPE - Fragomen

Core

1 point

20146

The Employer Nomination Scheme

MPE - Fragomen

Core

1 point

20147

Health Criteria

MPE - Fragomen

Core

1 point

20148

Sponsorship & Assurance of Support (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20149

Introduction to Temporary Visas (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20150

Family Stream Visas (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20151

Employment Visas (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20152

Current Legislative/Regulatory Changes (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20153

Business Skills Visas (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20154

Statutory Interpretation and Introduction to Administrative Law (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20157

Employer Nomination Scheme

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20158

Health and Character

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20159

Citizenship, Resident Return Visas, Absorbed Persons & Aliens

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20160

Unlawful Non-Citizens and Exclusions

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20161

Judicial Review

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20162

Merit Review

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20163

Skilled Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20164

Temporary Business Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20165

Student Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20166

Business Skills Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20167

Employer Nomination Scheme

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20168

Merits Review

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20169

Skilled Migration Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20170

Student Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20171

Temporary Business Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20172

Family Reunion Visas

Migration Professional Education

Core

2 points

20173

Accounts Management

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20174

Visitor Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20175

Student Visas: An Overview

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20176

Partner Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20177

Parent Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20178

Merits Review

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20179

Health Criteria

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20180

File Management

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20181

Ethics and Professional Practice

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20182

Bridging Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20183

Business Management

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20184

Citizenship

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20191

File Management

Migration Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20192

Accounts Management

Migration Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20193

Ethics and Professional Practice

Migration Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20195

Business Visas

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

20196

Business Management

Victoria University

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20197

Accounts Management

Victoria University

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20198

Ethics & Professional Practice

Victoria University

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20199

Unlawful Persons

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20200

Character Provisions

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20201

Introduction to Australian Legal Principles (Online)

Victoria University

Elective

1 point

20202

Fundamental Migration Procedures - Making or Review of an Australian Visa Application (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20203

Citizenship (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20204

Refugee and Humanitarian (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20205

Bridging Visas (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20206

Judicial Review (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20207

Business Management

Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20208

Resident Return (Online)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

20209

Time-Saving Immigration Practice Solutions on General Skilled Migration

Migration Precedents Australia

Core

1 point

20210

The Employer Nomination Scheme

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20211

Marketing for Migration Agents

Migration Institute of Australia

Elective

1 point

20212

Resident Return Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20213

Business Management

Migration Professional Education

Core

1 point

Mandatory

20214

Distinguished Talent Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20215

Remaining Relative Visas

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20216

Temporary Business Sponsorship

Migration Institute of Australia

Core

1 point

20217

File Management (Record Keeping, File Management and Relevant Professional Conduct)

Victoria University

Core

1 point

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