7GMethod of notification of giving of immigration assistance to visa applicants

#### 7G Method of notification of giving of immigration assistance to visa applicants (1) For section 312A of the Act, the registered migration agent must notify the Department by: (a) sending a completed Form 956 to the Department; or (b) sending a letter to the Department that: (i) is dated; and (ii) is signed by the agent; and (iii) includes the name of the visa applicant; and (iv) includes the visa applicant’s departmental client number or file number (if known); and (v) includes the agent’s Migration Agent Registration Number; or (c) completing the ‘Migration Agent’s Details’ section of a visa application form. (2) The registered migration agent must notify the Department in relation to subregulation (1), either: (a) at the time of lodging the applicant’s visa application with the Department; or (b) if the visa application has already been lodged—not later than 28 days after commencing to act on behalf of the visa applicant.