Migration Act 1954, as amended by Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020, assented to 22 June 2020, to remove unrestricted legal practitioners from the regulatory scheme that governs Registered Migration Agents (RMAs), was compiled and registered on the Federal Register of Legislation on 27 October 2020.
The amendment contains provisions regarding the Australian legal practitioners providing immigration assistance, including transitional arrangements, registration periods, redundant provisions, requirement for applicants to provide further information, fees and charges, and other related amendments. Accordingly, it is unlawful for the Australian legal practitioners with Unrestricted Practising Certificates to be registered as Registered Migration Agents with Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).The compilation is in effect from 15 October 2020 and thus, is currently in force.
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