Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development Miscellaneous Activities) Office of the MARA Notice MN27-10f of 2010 (Cth)
Australian Government
Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority
Migration Act 1958
Migration Agents Regulations 1998
MIGRATION AGENTS
(CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT –
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES)
Office of the MARA NOTICE No. MN27-10f OF 2010
The Office of 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) Office of the MARA Notice MN22-10f of 2010, made on 27/05/2010; and
SPECIFIES the miscellaneous activity described in column 2 in the Schedule as an approved activity for the purposes of clause 3 where the provider or nature of the activities, and the status and points set out in columns 3 to 5 (inclusive) are satisfied.
DECLARES the miscellaneous activity described in columns 2 and 3 of an item in the Schedule as a mandatory activity for the purposes of clause 7A and set out in column 6.
This notice has effect on and from 1 April 1998.
Date of making: 1/07/2010
(James Andrews)
Delegate
Position Number: 60007453
[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 | MANDATORY |
| MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES | |||||
| 60852 | Visa Cancellations Master Class | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60853 | Citizenship, Resident Return Visas, Absorbed Persons & Aliens | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60854 | Judicial Review | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60855 | Migration Update | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60858 | The Employer Nomination Scheme | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | |
| 60859 | Temporary Business Sponsorship | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | |
| 60860 | Concepts and Definitions | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | |
| 60861 | General Skilled Migration | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | |
| 60862 | Family Stream Visas | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | |
| 60863 | Ethics and Professional Practice | Fragomen Australia | Core | 1 point | Mandatory |
| 60864 | Cross Examination | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60865 | Time Limits & Associated Issues | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60868 | Preparing requests for Ministerial Intervention (Additional Assessment) | Refugee Advice and Casework Service | Core | 2 points | |
| 60869 | Refugee Law - Refugee Convention, Protection Visa applications and preparation (primary level) (Additional Assessment) | Refugee Advice and Casework Service | Core | 2 points | |
| 60870 | Refugee Law - RRT, post-RRT options and Bridging Visas (Additional Assessment) | Refugee Advice and Casework Service | Core | 2 points | |
| 60871 | Skilled Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60872 | Employer Nomination Scheme and Associated Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60873 | Health and Character | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60874 | Business Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60875 | Unlawful Non-Citizens and Exclusions | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60876 | Merit Review | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60877 | Temporary Business Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point | |
| 60878 | Student Visas | Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education | Core | 1 point |
| CPD COMPLETED WITH OTHER PROFESSIONS | |||||
| 640000 | CPD completed within the legal profession as specified(a) by the Office of the MARA | Not Applicable | Elective | 4 points | |
| 640001 | CPD completed within the accounting profession as specified(b) by the Office of the MARA | Not Applicable | Elective | 4 points | |
| AUTHORSHIP, SHARED AUTHORSHIP OR EDITORSHIP OF A BOOK | |||||
| 60856 | Authorship, Shared Authorship or Editorship of a book as specified(c) by the Office of the MARA | Not Applicable | Core | 2 points | |
| 60857 | Authorship, Shared Authorship or Editorship of a book as specified(d) by the Office of the MARA | Not Applicable | Elective | 2 points | |
| STAND ALONE ASSESSMENT | |||||
| 60100 | Immigration Law Specialist Accreditation Assessment Program | Law Institute of Victoria | Core | 10 points | Mandatory |
Notes:
| (a) | A current legal practising certificate issued by NSW, VIC, QLD, WA or NT. |
| (b) | Proof of: |
| - | - full or fellow membership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia current at the time of repeat registration application. |
| - | - full membership with Certified Practicing Accountants Australia current at the time of repeat registration application. |
| - | - membership with the National Institute of Accountants current at the time of repeat registration application (retired members are not eligible). |
| (c) | The Office of the MARA has specified proof that the book: |
| - | - contains at least 1,000 words contributed by the author or has been solely edited by the editor |
| - | - the text contributes in a positive manner to the development and practice of immigration law |
| - | - has not been previously published in substantially the same form |
| - | - is not the published version of a paper, or of papers, presented at another approved activity for which the author has been awarded a point |
| - | - relates specifically to the Migration Act 1958, the Migration Regulations and other legislation relating to migration procedure or migration portfolio policies and procedures |
| (d) | The Office of the MARA has specified proof that the book: |
| - | - contains at least 1,000 words contributed by the author or has been solely edited by the editor |
| - | - the text contributes in a positive manner to the development and practice of immigration law |
| - | - has not been previously published in substantially the same form |
| - | - is not the published version of a paper, or of papers, presented at another approved activity for which the author has been awarded a point |
| - | - deals with a topic of legal or business nature relating to migration agents’ practice |
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