Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Agents Integrity Measures) Bill
2003 and Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Bill 2003
On 8 October 2003, the Senate referred the provisions of the above Bills to the Senate
Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25
November 2003.
The Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents Integrity Measures)
Bill 2003 implements various recommendations of the 2001-02 Review of Statutory
Self-Regulation of the Migration Advice Industry (The Review) and seeks to
strengthen and improve the regulation of migration agents.
The Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment Bill 2003
implements part of recommendation 19 of the Review by introducing a new charge
to ensure that agents who pay the 'non-commercial' registration fee and then
practice as a commercial agent, effectively pay a pro-rata proportion of the
'commercial' fee.
Further Information
- The Bill - Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents
Integrity Measures) Bill 2003 (PDF 125KB)
- Explanatory
Memorandum - Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Agents
Integrity Measures) Bill 2003 (PDF 207KB)
- Second Reading Speech - Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration
Agents Integrity Measures) Bill 2003 (Word 26KB)
- Bills Digest (PDF 313KB)
- The Bill - Migration Agents Registration Application Charge
Amendment Bill 2003 (PDF 22KB)
- Explanatory memorandum - Migration Agents Registration Application
Charge Amendment Bill 2003 (PDF 18KB)
- Second
Reading Speech - Migration Agents Registration Application
Charge
Amendment Bill 2003 (Word 26KB)
-
Members
of the Committee (Word 28KB)
- General Notes to Assist in the Preparation of Submissions
Hearings (Word 30KB)
A public hearing will be held on Monday 27 October 2003, commencing at
6.30pm in Senate Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra.
Submissions
Lodging Submissions
The closing date for lodgement of submissions with the Committee is
Monday 20 October 2003.
Submissions become Committee documents and are only made public after a decision
by the Committee. Unauthorised release of submissions is not covered by
parliamentary privilege. Further assistance can be obtained by phoning the
secretariat on (02) 6277 3560.
The Committee encourages the lodgement of submissions in electronic form
to legcon.sen@aph.gov.au. Please
ensure that a postal address and phone number is enclosed with all email
submissions.
Submissions may also be faxed to (02) 6277 5794.
Report - Tabled 25 November 2003
For further information
The Secretariat
Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee
Room S1.61, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA
Telephone: (02) 6277 3560
Fax: (02) 6277 5794
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