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.