9LConditions of approval

9L Conditions of approval

The approval of a person as an approved provider is subject to the person’s compliance with: (a) the standards for the provision of professional development activities approved by the Minister by instrument in writing for paragraph 9G(1)(c); and (b) any other conditions specified by the Minister in the approval.

Note: When paragraph (a) commenced, the standards were set out in the document known as CPD Approved Provider Standard Conditions, published by the Authority.

7 Clause 1 of Schedule 1

Repeal the clause, substitute:

1. (1) A registered migration agent must, in the 12 months immediately before the day the agent applies for repeat registration, complete approved activities that have a value of at least 10 points. (2) However, if: (a) a registered migration agent applies for repeat registration on a day (the application day); and (b) the agent did not complete approved activities that have a value of at least 10 points in the 12 months immediately before the application day; and (c) no later than 3 months after the application day, but before the Authority makes a decision on the application, the agent completes approved activities of a value sufficient to produce at least 10 points when added to the agent’s points for the 12 months immediately before the application day; and (d) the Authority is satisfied that the agent did not complete the approved activities before the application day because of exceptional circumstances beyond the agent’s control; the agent is taken to have met the requirements of this clause.

8 Clauses 2 and 3 of Schedule 1

Repeal the clauses.

9 Clauses 6 and 7 of Schedule 1

Repeal the clauses.

10 Clause 7A of Schedule 1

Omit “The Authority may declare that specified activities up to the value of 4 points are mandatory for:”, substitute “The Minister may, by instrument in writing, declare that specified activities, up to the value specified by the Minister by instrument in writing for this clause, are mandatory for:”.

11 Clause 7B of Schedule 1

Repeal the clause, substitute:

7B. The Minister may, by instrument in writing, declare that specified activities, up to the value specified by the Minister by instrument in writing for this clause, are assessable for: (a) certain registered migration agents in a particular year of registration; or (b) all registered migration agents in any year of registration.

12 Clauses 8 to 10 of Schedule 1

Repeal the clauses.

13 Clause 11 of Schedule 1

Repeal the clause, substitute: