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Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 2002 - Proclamation (19/09/2002)

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This document is a commencement proclamation — an official notice by the Governor-General that activates specific parts of a law on a particular date.

Specifically, this proclamation brings into force items 3, 5, and 9 to 17 of Schedule 1 of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 2002 on 1 November 2002.

What this means:

Certain amendments to migration agent laws became legally effective on this date
Until this proclamation was made, those specific sections were not yet active law, even though Parliament had passed the Act
The Governor-General issued this under powers granted by section 2(1) of the parent Act

Who is affected:

Migration agents (people who give immigration advice for a fee)
People seeking visas or citizenship who use migration agents
The Migration Agents Registration Authority (which oversees the industry)

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Proclamation

Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 2002

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 2002, fix 1 November 2002 as the day on which items 3, 5 and 9 to 17 of Schedule 1 to that Act commence.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 19 September 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command

GARY HARDGRAVE

Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs

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