Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development Preparation of Material for Presentation) MARA Notice MN42-07e 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 MN42-07e 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. MN10-07e of 2007, signed on 8 March 2007.

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 standalone assessment) 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 Provider Agreement.

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 16/10/2007.

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
500000	1.5 hours of presentation of an approved activity	Core	2 points
500001	1.5 hours of presentation of an approved activity	Elective	2 points
500002	1.5 hours of preparing material for an approved activity	Core	3 points
500003	1.5 hours of preparing material for an approved activity	Elective	3 points
520000	Preparation or Presentation of an approved level 2 activity	Core	3 points
520001	Preparation or Presentation of an approved level 2 activity	Elective	3 points
530000	Preparation or Presentation of an approved level 3 activity	Core	4 points
530001	Preparation or Presentation of an approved level 3 activity	Elective	4 points
560000	1.5 hours of presentation of an approved MANDATORY activity	Core	2 points
560001	1.5 hours of preparing material for an approved MANDATORY activity	Core	3 points