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Notification of giving of immigration assistance to review applicants
Offence title:
Notification of giving of immigration assistance to review applicants
Act:
312B Migration Act 1958
Offence:
If:
(a) a registered migration agent gives immigration assistance to a person in respect of a review application made by the person; and
(b) the agent gives the assistance after having agreed to represent the person:
the agent must notify the review authority concerned in accordance with the regulations and within the period worked out in accordance with the regulations. Failure to comply with the regulations is an offence.
Penalty:
60 penalty units
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Summary
Jurisdiction:
Local Court
How committed:
An agent to notify the Department in accordance with the regulations that they are assisting a visa applicant with a visa application.
Important note:
“Review application” means an application for review by a review authority of a decision to refuse to grant a person a visa.