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…
On 20 October 2020, all Registered Migration Agents (RMAs) have received an email from Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) with subject ‘OMARA update: Fact sheet – Removal of unrestricted lawyers from the OMARA regulatory scheme CRM:0033490’. The email circulates a factsheet to address the changes brought by Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration…
With a commitment of making the Australian migration advice industry world class, the Government has implemented various initiatives towards achieving this vision.Recently, the Department of Home Affairs has initiated a review of the legislative framework to examine how they can support ‘a highly qualified and professional industry’ and ensure combating misconduct and unlawful operators effectively.…
It is after a long struggle in the migration industry that an amendment to remove Australian legal practitioners from the regulatory system of the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) has been made. The Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019 [“the Bill”] proposed to amend the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), interalia,…
