Immigration Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1949. No..

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ACT 1901-1948.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Immigration Act 1901-1948.

Dated this twenty-first day of July, 1949.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Immigration.

 

Amendments of the Immigration Regulations. 

1. After regulation 4 of the Immigration Regulations the following regulation is inserted :—

Form of declaration under section 3 (2.).

“ 4a. A declaration by an intending immigrant under sub-section (2.) of section 3 of the Act shall be in accordance with Form A and shall be made and subscribed before an officer.”.

2. After regulation 44 of the Immigration Regulations the following regulations are added :—

Application under section 14h.

“ 45. An application for registration as a registered agent shall be in accordance with a form approved by the Minister and shall be forwarded to the Secretary to the Department of Immigration or to the Commonwealth Migration Officer in the capital city of the State in which the applicant carries on business.

Fee for application.

“ 46. An application for registration as a registered agent shall be accompanied by a lodgment fee of One pound.

Certificate of registration.

“ 47. Acertificate of registration as a registered agent shall be in accordance with Form H.

Application for extension.

“ 48. Anapplication for an extension of the period of registration of an agent shall be in accordance with a form approved by the Minister and shall, at least fourteen days before the expiration of the period of registration specified in the certificate of registration, be forwarded, together with the certificate of registration, to the Secretary to the Department of Immigration or to the Commonwealth Migration Officer in the capital city of the State in which the applicant carries on business as a registered agent.

Cancellation of registration.

“ 49. Where the Minister or an authorized officer cancels the registration of a registered agent he shall notify the person to whom the certificate of registration was issued that his registration has been cancelled.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1949.

  Statutory Rules 1932, No. 103, as amended by Statutory Rules 1933, No. 128; 1940, No. 144; 1941, No. 66; 1946, No. 2; and 1947, No. 161.

2798.—Price 3d. 8/2.7.1949.

Return of certificate of registration upon cancellation or expiration.

“ 50.—(1.) Where the registration of a registered agent is cancelled, he shall, within fourteen days after the date of the notification of the cancellation of his registration, forward the certificate of registration to the Commonwealth Migration Officer in the capital city of the State in which he carried on business as a registered agent.

“ (2.) Where the period specified in a certificate of registration expires and is not extended, the person to whom the certificate was issued shall, within fourteen days after the date upon which the certificate ceased to be in force, return the certificate to the Commonwealth Migration Officer in the capital city of the State in which he carried on business as a registered agent.”.

The Schedule.

3. The Schedule to the Immigration Regulations is amended—

(a)by inserting, before Form B, the following form :—

“ Form A.

Commonwealth of Australia.

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Immigration Act 1901-1948.

DECLARATION BY INTENDING IMMIGRANT.

I of , being an intending immigrant into the Commonwealth of Australia, do hereby declare that Iam not a person who advocates the overthrow by force or violence of the established government of the Commonwealth or of any State or of any other civilized country, or of all forms of law, or who advocates the abolition of organized government, or who advocates the assassination of public officials or who advocates or teaches the unlawful destruction of property, or who is a member of or affiliated with any organization which entertains and teaches any of the doctrines and practices specified in this declaration.

Signature of declarant.

Made and subscribed at this day of   , 19 , before me by the above-named declarant who, before subscribing the above declaration, acknowledged to me that he understood the purport of that declaration.

Signature of officer. ”; and

(b)by adding at the end thereof the following form :—

“ Form H.

Certificate number

Commonwealth of Australia.

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Department of Immigration.

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AS REGISTERED AGENT UNDER IMMIGRATION ACT 1901-1948.

This is to certify that [name in full and occupation or profession] of [address] is registered as a Registered Agent under section 14h of the Immigration Act 1901-1948.

This registration shall be in force from the day of , 19 , to the  day of ,

19 .

Authorized Officer.”.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.