Migration Agents Regulations 1998 Migration Agents Regulations 1998

Migration Agents Regulations 1998

MIGRATION AGENTS

(CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – ATTENDANCE AT A SEMINAR, WORKSHOP, CONFERENCE OR LECTURE)

MARA NOTICE MN36-06c OF 2006

The Migration Agents Registration Authority, acting under clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998:

(1) REVOKES the notice entitled Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Attendance at a Seminar, Workshop, Conference or Lecture) MARA Notice MN31-06c of 2006, published on 1/08/2006; and

(2) SPECIFIES the attendance at a seminar, workshop, conference or lecture described in columns 2 and 3 of an item in the attached Schedule as an approved activity for the purposes of that clause:

(a) with the status specified in column 4; and

(b) having the value specified in column 5.

(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:

Term used in Column 6	Requirement for eligibility to complete the activity
Level 1	NIL
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.
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.

This notice has effect on and from 1 April 1998.

Date of making 7/09/2006.

Venie Ann Moser Authorised Officer for the:

Migration Agents Registration Authority

[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.]