Commonwealth legislation

Migration Act 1958 - Determination of the collection of the registration status charge under section 332A

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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What this does This determination sets the payment deadline for a fee that migration agents must pay when they switch from volunteer work to paid work.

Who it affects Registered 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).

The payment rule When 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.

Why it matters This 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.

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Migration Act 1958 - Determination of the collection of the registration status charge under section 332A

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Migration Agents Registration Authority

Determination of the collection of the registration status charge
under section 332A of the Migration Act 1958

The 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.

Dated Thursday, 19 August 2004

David Mawson

Authorised Officer of
The Migration Institute of Australia Limited
ACN 003 409 390

[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.

(2) This notice comes into effect upon publication in the Gazette]

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