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MIGRATION AGENTS REGISTRATION RENEWAL CHARGE REGULATIONS 1998 1998 NO. 35

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

STATUTORY RULES 1998 NO. 35

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

Migration Agents Registration Renewal Charge Act 1997

Migration Agents Registration Renewal Charge Regulations 1998

Section 8 of the Migration Agents Registration Renewal Charge Act 1997 ("the Act") provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of section 6 of the Act.

Section 6 of the Act provides that:

*       the amount of charge payable on the renewal of an individual's registration is the amount prescribed by the regulations for an individual of that kind;

*       the regulations may prescribe different amounts for different kinds of individuals whose registration is renewed; and

*       the regulations must not prescribe an amount more than the charge limit for the renewal. The charge limit for a renewal of registration made in the financial year ending at the end of 30 June 1998 is $1,100. After this date, the charge limit is indexed to any increase in the Consumer Price Index.

The purpose of the Regulations is to prescribe amounts of charge payable for individuals whose registration as a migration agent is renewed.

Details of the Regulations are as follows.

Regulation 1 - Name of Regulation

This regulation provides that these Regulations are the Migration Agents Registration Renewal Charge Regulations 1998.

Regulation 2 - Commencement

This regulation provides that these Regulations commence on 21 March 1998.

Regulation 3 - Amount of charge

This regulation provides that for section 6 of the Act, the amount charge payable is as provided for two kinds of individuals, as follows.

Paragraph 3(a) provides the charge payable for an individual who intends to charge a fee for giving immigration assistance.

Paragraph 3(b) provides the charge payable for an individual who does not intend to charge a fee for giving immigration assistance.

Regulation 4 - Cessation of effect of Regulations

This regulation provides that the Migration Agents Registration Renewal Charge Regulations 1998 cease to have effect on 21 March 1999. This provision is consequential to the repeal of the Act in Part 5 of Schedule 3 to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents) Act 1997. Part 5 commences on 21 March 1999.

The Regulations commence on 21 March 1998.


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