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Offence title:
Restriction on other advertising of immigration assistance
Act:
285 Migration Act 1958
Offence:
A person must not directly or indirectly advertise that another person who is not a registered migration agent gives immigration assistance.
Penalty:
Imprisonment for 2 years
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Mixed
Jurisdiction:
Local, District or Supreme Court
How committed:
An accountant advertises migration assistance when they are not registered to do so.
Important note:
Defence: the following can be advertised, by another, to provide migration assistance –
a. A parliamentarian; or
b. A lawyer; or
c. An official acting in their official capacity.
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