{"id":"F2007L04146","name":"Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development - Miscellaneous Activities) - MARA Notice MN42-07f of 2007","slug":"migration-agents-continuing-professional-development-miscellaneous-activities-mara-notice-mn42-07f-o","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70250,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L04146-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Migration Agents Regulations 1998","sectionType":"part","heading":"Migration Agents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\nMISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES)\n\nMARA NOTICE MN42-07f OF 2007\n\nThe Migration Agents Registration Authority, acting under clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998:\n\n1. REVOKES the notice entitled Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Miscellaneous Activities) MARA Notice MN39-07f of 2007, published on 28/09/2007; and\n\n2. SPECIFIES the miscellaneous activity described in column 2 in the Schedule as an approved activity for the purposes of that clause where the provider or nature of the activities, and the status, points and level set out in Columns 3 to 6 (inclusive) are satisfied.\n\nThis notice has effect on and from 1 April 1998.\n\nDate of making 16/10/2007.\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| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |\n| -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | --------- | ---------------------- |\n| ITEM | ACTIVITY | PROVIDER | STATUS | VALUE | LEVEL |\n| | MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES | | | | |\n| 610004 | Business Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610005 | Citizenship, Resident Return Visas, Absorbed Persons & Aliens | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610006 | Judicial Review | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610007 | Merit Review | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610008 | Migration Update | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610009 | Student Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610011 | Applying for Refugee and Humanitarian Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610013 | Student Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610014 | Skilled Migration Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610018 | Recent Developments in Migration Law | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610021 | Health and Character | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610022 | Refugee Law | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610023 | Skilled Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610024 | Unlawful Non-citizens and Exclusions | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610025 | Employer Nomination Scheme and Associated Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610026 | Temporary Business Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610027 | Family Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610056 | The Employer Nomination Scheme | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610067 | Visa Skills - Overview of Skilled Migration | KesselsGoddard+Ajuria | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610068 | Student Visa and Skilled Migration Update Assessment | Migration Education Services | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610077 | Citizenship and Resident Return Visas | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610078 | Concepts and Definitions | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610079 | Ethics and Professional Practice | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610084 | Temporary Business Sponsorship | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610091 | Overseas students and skilled migration | KesselsGoddard+Ajuria | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610092 | The employer nomination scheme | KesselsGoddard+Ajuria | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610097 | Visa Skills - Temporary Business Sponsorship | KesselsGoddard+Ajuria | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610098 | Visa Skills - Overview of Family Migration | KesselsGoddard+Ajuria | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610119 | Options for Overstayers Assessment | Migration Education Services | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610145 | Business Skills Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610146 | Parent Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610147 | File Management | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610164 | Refugee Law Training - Refugee Review Tribunal, post-RRT options and Bridging Visas (additional assessment) | Refugee Advice and Casework Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610165 | Refugee Law Training - the Refugees Convention, Protection Visa applications and preparation (primary level) (additional assessment) | Refugee Advice and Casework Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610170 | Bridging Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610171 | Employer Nomination Scheme | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610173 | Unlawful Persons | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610175 | Visitor and Temporary Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610183 | On and Offshore Family Migration | Migration Education Services | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610184 | Sponsored Business Visas Assessment | Migration Education Services | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610185 | Business Skills Visas | Migration Practice Essentials | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610187 | Partner Visas | Migration Practice Essentials | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610189 | Skilled Migration Visas | Migration Practice Essentials | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610191 | Temporary and Permanent Employer Sponsored Visas | Migration Practice Essentials | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610195 | Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Family Migration (excluding Partner Migration) - Onshore and Offshore Visa Considerations | Refugee and Immigration Legal Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610197 | Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Offshore Refugee and Humanitarian Program - the Options, Limitations and Procedures | Refugee and Immigration Legal Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610199 | Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Onshore Refugee Program - the Options, Limitations and Procedures | Refugee and Immigration Legal Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610201 | Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Partner Migration - Onshore and Offshore Visa Considerations | Refugee and Immigration Legal Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610204 | Accounts Management : Financial Duties, Fees and Charges | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610205 | Business Management : Business Practices and Compliance with the Code of Conduct and Management | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610206 | Ethics and Professional Practice : Standards of Professional Conduct and Obligations to Clients | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610208 | Review Options | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610211 | Ethics and Professional Practice | Migration Practice Essentials | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610223 | Business Management | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610225 | Employer Nomination Scheme | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610261 | Current Issues in skills Assessment | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610262 | Partner Migration | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610263 | Marketing for Migration Agents | Migration Institute of Australia | Elective | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610265 | Ethics and Professional Practice | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610266 | Temporary Business Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610267 | Business Management | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610280 | ASPC - General Skilled Migration | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610281 | Overview of Temporary Business Visa Subclass 457 | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610282 | Partner Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610283 | Parent, Child and Other Family Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610291 | Ministerial Appeals and the Substituted Subclass 676 Visa Assessment | Migration Education Services | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610292 | Citizenship and Resident Return Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610293 | Health Criteria | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610294 | Legislation Changes | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610297 | The Regional 457 Visa | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610298 | The Skilled Independent Regional (SIR) Visa | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610299 | Preparing requests for Ministerial Intervention (Additional Assessment) | Refugee Advice and Casework Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610312 | Effective Business Management | Training Minds - Trainers & Consultants | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610313 | Financial and Accounts Management for RMAs Practice | Training Minds - Trainers & Consultants | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610314 | Ethics and Professional Practice - Professional Obligations to Clients and other Professional Bodies | Training Minds - Trainers & Consultants | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610315 | File Management | Training Minds - Trainers & Consultants | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610331 | Recent Developments in General Skilled Migration | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610332 | Health Issues - Understanding them and dealing with them | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610333 | Recent Developments in Migration Law | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610337 | Business Management | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610338 | Partner Migration - Problems and Solutions | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610340 | General Skilled Migration | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610341 | Family Stream Visas | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610350 | Student Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610351 | Visa Preparation Skills | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610352 | Agent Communication Skills | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610353 | Time Limits & Associated Issues | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610354 | Cross Examination | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610375 | Demystifying the MARA | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610378 | The Character Provisions | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610379 | Writing Ministerial Requests: s351, s417 and s195A of the Migration Act | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 610380 | Family Reunion Options for Refugees | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |\n| 620001 | Visa Cancellations Master Class | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |\n| 620053 | The Character Requirement | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |\n| 620054 | Recent Developments in Migration Law | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |\n| 620055 | Health Issues - problem solving for clients | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |\n| 620056 | Recent Developments in General Skilled Migration | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |\n| 640000 | CPD completed within the legal profession as specified[*] by the MARA | Not Applicable | Elective | 4 points | Not Applicable |\n| 640001 | CPD completed within the accounting profession as specified[**] by the MARA | Not Applicable | Elective | 4 points | Not Applicable |\n| 650009 | Immigration aw Specialist Accreditation Assessment Program - Written Examination | Law Institute of Victoria in conjunction with the Law Society of NSW, the QLD Law Society and the South Australian Law Society | Core | 10 points | Stand Alone Assessment |\n| 650010 | Immigration Law Specialist Accreditation Program - Simulated Interview | Law Institute of Victoria in conjunction with the Law Society of NSW, the QLD Law Society and the South Australian Law Society | Core | 2 points | Stand Alone Assessment |","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"STATUS","sectionType":"part","heading":"STATUS","content":"## STATUS","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":1934},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative update that revokes and replaces an earlier notice (MN39-07f) with an expanded list of approved training providers and activities. The scope remains limited to specifying miscellaneous continuing professional development activities for migration agents under clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998."},"complexity_factors":["Simple tabular format listing over 70 specific approved activities with corresponding providers","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-referencing between provisions (only single reference to enabling regulation clause)","Straightforward classification system using binary categories (Core/Elective) and simple leveling (Level 1/Level 2)","Minimal variation in values (predominantly 1 point per activity, with only three alternative point values: 2, 4, and 10)"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice updates the approved continuing professional development (CPD) activities for registered migration agents, replacing the prior list and specifying which courses earn points. It establishes a points system (most short courses = 1 point; cross-professional PD = 4 points; advanced accreditation up to 12 points), identifies core versus elective training, and names approved providers. It matters because agents may only claim CPD from listed activities to maintain MARA registration."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-agents-continuing-professional-development-miscellaneous-activities-mara-notice-mn42-07f-o","history":"/api/acts/migration-agents-continuing-professional-development-miscellaneous-activities-mara-notice-mn42-07f-o/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-agents-continuing-professional-development-miscellaneous-activities-mara-notice-mn42-07f-o/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-agents-continuing-professional-development-miscellaneous-activities-mara-notice-mn42-07f-o/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-agents-continuing-professional-development-miscellaneous-activities-mara-notice-mn42-07f-o/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-agents-continuing-professional-development-miscellaneous-activities-mara-notice-mn42-07f-o/documents"}}