Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development Preparation of Material for Presentation) MARA Notice MN10-07e of 2007 (Cth)

Migration Agents Registration Authority

Migration Act 1958

Migration Agents Regulations 1998

MIGRATION AGENTS

(CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT –

PREPARATION OF MATERIAL FOR PRESENTATION)

MARA NOTICE MN10-07e OF 2007

The Migration Agents Registration Authority, acting under clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Migration Agents Regulations 1998:

1. REVOKES the notice entitled Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Preparation of Material for Presentation) Notice No. MN47-06e of 2006, signed on 20 November 2006.

1. SPECIFIES that preparation of or presentation of written or oral material for use, in whole or part, in any of the following, is an approved activity:

(a)an approved program of education, conducted by a person or persons currently qualified by practical experience or academic qualifications in the subject matter of the course, that is comprehensive or refresher training;

(b)an approved private study of audio, video or written material, for example recordings of approved activities;

(c)an approved seminar, workshop, conference or lecture that is conducted by a person or persons currently qualified by practical experience or academic qualifications in the subject matter of the activity; and

(d)an approved examination (such as an additional CPD assessment[1] or levelled standalone assessment[2]) mentioned at paragraph 8(a) of Schedule 1 of the Migration Agents Regulations 1998, where the examination is prepared by a person or persons currently qualified by practical experience or academic qualifications in the subject matter of the activity

[1] Optional activities conducted outside of the defined teaching period are linked to a specific attendance activity and are valued at 1 point and are in addition to any other assessment included within the activity.   Pre- requisites for the parameters of additional assessment must adhere to the guidelines set out in the MARA CPD Points Allocation Methodology.

[2] Where a CPD provider offers an external examination for migration agents, which tests their Knowledge of Migration Procedure and/or Skill Relating to the Application of Knowledge of Migration Procedure CPD points will be allocated.  The status of the points (core/elective) shall be determined by the content of the activity.  These activities must be conducted in accordance with the minimum standards outlined in the MARA CPD Points Allocation Methodology.

However, the activity:

(a)must have been completed on or after 1 April 1998;

(b)must not be the preparation or presentation of material that is substantially in the same form as material which the migration agent has already claimed as any other approved activity; and

(c)must be a core activity or an elective activity.

1. The activity of preparation or presentation is a core activity if:

(a)the activity for which the material was prepared or where the materials were presented, was published in a MARA notice as an approved activity with core status, and

(b)       it contributes in a positive manner to the development and practice of migration law.

1. The activity is an elective activity if:

(a)the activity for which the material was prepared or where the materials were presented, was published in a MARA notice as an approved activity with elective status, and

(b)       it contributes in a positive manner to the development and practice of migration law.

1. The point value for preparation of or presentation of written or oral material for use, in whole or part, at an approved program of education, for private study of audio, video or written material, at a seminar, workshop, conference or lecture or in an examination is set out in column 4 in the Schedule, where the nature of the activities, and the status set out in columns 2 to 3 (inclusive) are satisfied.

This notice has effect on and from 1 April 1998.

Date of making 8/03/2007.

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, approved activities 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.]

Note: (2) Approved seminars, workshops, conferences and lectures (in accordance with paragraph (2)(c)) must be listed in a separate MARA notice entitled: Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Attendance at a Seminar, Workshop, Conference or Lecture)

Note: (3) Approved private study of audio, video or written material (in accordance with paragraph (2) (b)) must be listed in a separate MARA Notice entitled: Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Private study of audio, video or written material)

Note: (4) Approved Programs of Education (in accordance with paragraph (2)(a)) must be listed in a separate MARA notice entitled: Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development –Program of Education)

Note: (5) Approved Examinations (Additional CPD Assessments or Levelled Standalone Assessments)(in accordance with paragraph (2)(d)) must be listed in a separate MARA Notice entitled: Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development – Miscellaneous Activities)].

SCHEDULE

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
ITEM	ACTIVITY	STATUS	VALUE
PREPARATION OF MATERIAL FOR PRESENTATION
51001	Preparation or Presentation of an approved unlevelled "Program of Education" activity	Core	6 points
512001	Preparation of an approved level 1 “private study of audio, video or written material” activity	Core	2 points
512002	Preparation of an approved level 1 “private study of audio, video or written material” activity	Elective	2 points
513001	Preparation or Presentation of an approved level 1 "attendance at a seminar, conference, workshop or lecture" activity	Core	2 points
513002	Preparation or Presentation of an approved level 1 "attendance at a seminar, conference, workshop or lecture" activity	Elective	2 points
516001	Preparation of an approved level 1 levelled additional CPD assessment activity	Core	2 points
516002	Preparation of an approved level 1 levelled additional CPD assessment activity	Elective	2 points
522001	Preparation of an approved level 2 "private study of audio, video or written material” activity	Core	3 points
522002	Preparation of an approved level 2 “private study of audio, video or written material” activity	Elective	3 points
523001	Preparation or Presentation of an approved level 2 "attendance at a seminar, conference, workshop or lecture" activity	Core	3 points
523002	Preparation or Presentation of an approved level 2  "attendance at a seminar, conference, workshop or lecture" activity	Elective	3 points
526001	Preparation of an approved level 2 levelled additional CPD assessment activity	Core	3 points
526002	Preparation of an approved level 2 levelled additional CPD assessment activity	Elective	3 points
532001	Preparation of an approved level 3 “private study of audio, video or written material” activity	Core	4 points
532002	Preparation of an approved level 3 “private study of audio, video or written material” activity	Elective	4 points
533001	Preparation or Presentation of an approved level 3 "attendance at a seminar, conference, workshop or lecture" activity	Core	4 points
533002	Preparation or Presentation of an approved level 3 "attendance at a seminar, conference, workshop or lecture" activity	Elective	4 points
536001	Preparation of an approved level 3 levelled additional CPD assessment activity	Core	4 points
536002	Preparation of an approved level 3 levelled additional CPD assessment activity	Elective	4 points
555001	Preparation of an approved levelled standalone assessment activity	Core	3 points
555002	Preparation of an approved levelled standalone assessment activity	Elective	3 points