Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development Miscellaneous Activities) Mara Notice MN35-07f (Cth)
Migration Agents Registration Authority
Migration Act 1958
Migration Agents Regulations 1998
MIGRATION AGENTS
(CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT –
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES)
MARA NOTICE MN35-07f OF 2007
The Migration Agents Registration Authority, acting under clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998:
REVOKES the notice entitled Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Miscellaneous Activities) MARA Notice MN29-07f of 2007, published on 19/07/2007; and
SPECIFIES the kinds of activity set out in column 2 in the Schedule to be approved activities for the purposes of clause 3 if the provider or nature of the activities, and the status and points set out in Columns 3 to 5 (inclusive) are satisfied:
3. SETS AS A REQUIREMENT for the completion of the activity described in columns 2 and 3, that the activity be completed at a time when the participant has previously satisfied the requirements, as specified in column 6 as follows:
Term used in Column 6 Requirement for eligibility to complete the activity Level 1 NIL Level 2 Participant has at the date of commencement of the activity:
· 2 years or more experience as a registered migration agent; or
· completed 20 or more approved CPD activities (either levelled or unlevelled activities); or
· been approved by the Authority as eligible to complete activities at level 2.
Level 3 Participant has at the date of commencement of the activity:
· 4 years or more experience as a registered migration agent; or
· completed level 2 activities giving 20 or more CPD points; or
· completed level 1 activities giving 60 or more CPD points; or
· completed 60 or more approved CPD activities with an item number in the 1 to 99,000 series; or
· been approved by the Authority as eligible to complete activities at level 3.
Stand Alone Assessment
NIL
This notice has effect on and from 1 April 1998.
Date of making 28/08/2007.
Venie Ann Moser Authorised Officer for the:
Migration Agents Registration Authority
[Note: (1) Clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998 allows the Authority to specify, by notice published on its website, approved activities, including: the name of the activity; the provider (if any) of the activity; whether the activity is a core activity or an elective activity; and the number of points for each activity.]
SCHEDULE
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
| ITEM | ACTIVITY | PROVIDER | STATUS | VALUE | LEVEL |
| MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES | |||||
| 610004 | Business Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610005 | Citizenship, Resident Return Visas, Absorbed Persons & Aliens | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610006 | Judicial Review | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610007 | Merit Review | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610008 | Migration Update | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610009 | Student Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610011 | Applying for Refugee and Humanitarian Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610013 | Student Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610014 | Skilled Migration Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610018 | Recent Developments in Migration Law | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610021 | Health and Character | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610022 | Refugee Law | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610023 | Skilled Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610024 | Unlawful Non-citizens and Exclusions | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610025 | Employer Nomination Scheme and Associated Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610026 | Temporary Business Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610027 | Family Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610056 | The Employer Nomination Scheme | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610067 | Visa Skills - Overview of Skilled Migration | KesselsGoddard+Ajuria | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
| ITEM | ACTIVITY | PROVIDER | STATUS | VALUE | LEVEL |
| 610068 | Student Visa and Skilled Migration Update Assessment | Migration Education Services | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610077 | Citizenship and Resident Return Visas | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610078 | Concepts and Definitions | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610079 | Ethics and Professional Practice | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610084 | Temporary Business Sponsorship | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610091 | Overseas students and skilled migration | KesselsGoddard+Ajuria | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610092 | The employer nomination scheme | KesselsGoddard+Ajuria | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610097 | Visa Skills - Temporary Business Sponsorship | KesselsGoddard+Ajuria | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610098 | Visa Skills - Overview of Family Migration | KesselsGoddard+Ajuria | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610119 | Options for Overstayers Assessment | Migration Education Services | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610145 | Business Skills Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610146 | Parent Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610147 | File Management | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610164 | Refugee Law Training - Refugee Review Tribunal, post-RRT options and Bridging Visas (additional assessment) | Refugee Advice and Casework Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610165 | Refugee Law Training - the Refugees Convention, Protection Visa applications and preparation (primary level) (additional assessment) | Refugee Advice and Casework Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610170 | Bridging Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610171 | Employer Nomination Scheme | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610173 | Unlawful Persons | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
| ITEM | ACTIVITY | PROVIDER | STATUS | VALUE | LEVEL |
| 610175 | Visitor and Temporary Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610183 | On and Offshore Family Migration | Migration Education Services | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610184 | Sponsored Business Visas Assessment | Migration Education Services | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610185 | Business Skills Visas | Migration Practice Essentials | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610187 | Partner Visas | Migration Practice Essentials | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610189 | Skilled Migration Visas | Migration Practice Essentials | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610191 | Temporary and Permanent Employer Sponsored Visas | Migration Practice Essentials | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610195 | Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Family Migration (excluding Partner Migration) - Onshore and Offshore Visa Considerations | Refugee and Immigration Legal Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610197 | Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Offshore Refugee and Humanitarian Program - the Options, Limitations and Procedures | Refugee and Immigration Legal Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610199 | Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Onshore Refugee Program - the Options, Limitations and Procedures | Refugee and Immigration Legal Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610201 | Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Partner Migration - Onshore and Offshore Visa Considerations | Refugee and Immigration Legal Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610204 | Accounts Management : Financial Duties, Fees and Charges | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
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| ITEM | ACTIVITY | PROVIDER | STATUS | VALUE | LEVEL |
| 610205 | Business Management : Business Practices and Compliance with the Code of Conduct and Management | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610206 | Ethics and Professional Practice : Standards of Professional Conduct and Obligations to Clients | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610208 | Review Options | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610211 | Ethics and Professional Practice | Migration Practice Essentials | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610223 | Business Management | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610225 | Employer Nomination Scheme | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610261 | Current Issues in skills Assessment | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610262 | Partner Migration | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610263 | Marketing for Migration Agents | Migration Institute of Australia | Elective | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610265 | Ethics and Professional Practice | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610266 | Temporary Business Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610267 | Business Management | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610280 | ASPC - General Skilled Migration | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610281 | Overview of Temporary Business Visa Subclass 457 | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610282 | Partner Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610283 | Parent, Child and Other Family Visas | Migration Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610291 | Ministerial Appeals and the Substituted Subclass 676 Visa Assessment | Migration Education Services | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610292 | Citizenship and Resident Return Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610293 | Health Criteria | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
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| ITEM | ACTIVITY | PROVIDER | STATUS | VALUE | LEVEL |
| 610294 | Legislation Changes | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610297 | The Regional 457 Visa | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610298 | The Skilled Independent Regional (SIR) Visa | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610299 | Preparing requests for Ministerial Intervention (Additional Assessment) | Refugee Advice and Casework Service | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610312 | Effective Business Management | Training Minds - Trainers & Consultants | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610313 | Financial and Accounts Management for RMAs Practice | Training Minds - Trainers & Consultants | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610314 | Ethics and Professional Practice - Professional Obligations to Clients and other Professional Bodies | Training Minds - Trainers & Consultants | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610315 | File Management | Training Minds - Trainers & Consultants | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610331 | Recent Developments in General Skilled Migration | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610332 | Health Issues - Understanding them and dealing with them | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610333 | Recent Developments in Migration Law | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610337 | Business Management | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610338 | Partner Migration - Problems and Solutions | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610340 | General Skilled Migration | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610341 | Family Stream Visas | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610350 | Student Visas | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610351 | Visa Preparation Skills | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610352 | Agent Communication Skills | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
| ITEM | ACTIVITY | PROVIDER | STATUS | VALUE | LEVEL |
| 610353 | Time Limits & Associated Issues | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610354 | Cross Examination | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610378 | The Character Provisions | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610379 | Writing Ministerial Requests: s351, s417 and s195A of the Migration Act | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 610380 | Family Reunion Options for Refugees | Migration Institute of Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 1 |
| 620001 | Visa Cancellations Master Class | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |
| 620030 | Section 48 of the Migration Act - problems & solutions | University of New South Wales | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |
| 620031 | Understanding Exclusion Periods - the basics, avoiding them and waiver provisions | University of New South Wales | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |
| 620053 | The Character Requirement | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |
| 620054 | Recent Developments in Migration Law | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |
| 620055 | Health Issues - problem solving for clients | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |
| 620056 | Recent Developments in General Skilled Migration | Migration Seminars Australia | Core | 1 point | Level 2 |
| 650009 | Immigration aw Specialist Accreditation Assessment Program - Written Examination | Law Institute of Victoria in conjunction with the Law Society of NSW, the QLD Law Society and the South Australian Law Society | Core | 10 points | Stand Alone Assessment |
| 650010 | Immigration Law Specialist Accreditation Program - Simulated Interview | Law Institute of Victoria in conjunction with the Law Society of NSW, the QLD Law Society and the South Australian Law Society | Core | 2 points | Stand Alone Assessment |
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