{"id":"F2005B00084","name":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination of the collection of the registration status charge under section 332A","slug":"migration-act-1958-determination-of-the-collection-of-the-registration-status-charge-under-section-3","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31615,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00084-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Act 1958 - Determination of the collection of the registration status charge under section 332A","content":"![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nMigration Agents Registration Authority\n\nDetermination of the collection of the registration status charge  \nunder section 332A of the Migration Act 1958\n\nThe Migration Institute of Australia Limited, in its capacity as the Migration Agents Registration Authority (\"the Authority\") and pursuant to section 332A of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), hereby determines that the registration status charge, imposed under section 10 of the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997 (Cth) upon a registered migration agent who has paid a non-commercial application fee in relation to his or her current period of registration and who now gives immigration assistance on a commercial basis, becomes due and payable on the day falling 28 days after the date recorded on the notice issued by the Authority that advises the registered migration agent of the charge amount calculated by the Authority pursuant to the formula set out in section 12 of that Act.\n\nDated Thursday, 19 August 2004\n\nDavid Mawson\n\nAuthorised Officer of  \nThe Migration Institute of Australia Limited  \nACN 003 409 390\n\n\\[Notes: (1) Section 332A(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) provides that the registration status charge is due and payable at the time worked out in accordance with a written determination made by the Migration Agents Registration Authority.\n\n(2) This notice comes into effect upon publication in the Gazette\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1669},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination operates strictly within the procedural scope of section 332A of the Migration Act 1958, which specifically authorises the Authority to determine the timing of payment for the registration status charge. It does not expand beyond fixing the due date for this specific charge."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision establishing a clear 28-day payment timeline","Minimal cross-referencing limited to three specific sections of parent Acts","No conditional exceptions, nested definitions, or alternative scenarios","Short administrative instrument with under 150 words of operative text"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis determination sets the payment deadline for a fee that migration agents must pay when they switch from volunteer work to paid work.\n\n**Who it affects**\nRegistered migration agents who initially paid a cheaper \"non-commercial\" registration fee (meaning they didn't charge clients for immigration help) but have now started providing immigration assistance **on a commercial basis** (charging money for their services).\n\n**The payment rule**\nWhen these agents start charging clients, they owe an extra fee called the **registration status charge**. This determination states that the charge becomes due **28 days after the agent receives an official notice** from the Migration Agents Registration Authority telling them the amount owed.\n\n**Why it matters**\nThis ensures agents who move from unpaid to paid work pay the appropriate higher registration fee, while giving them a reasonable one-month window to arrange payment rather than demanding it immediately."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-the-collection-of-the-registration-status-charge-under-section-3","history":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-the-collection-of-the-registration-status-charge-under-section-3/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-the-collection-of-the-registration-status-charge-under-section-3/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-the-collection-of-the-registration-status-charge-under-section-3/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-the-collection-of-the-registration-status-charge-under-section-3/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-act-1958-determination-of-the-collection-of-the-registration-status-charge-under-section-3/documents"}}