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MIGRATION AGENTS REGISTRATION APPLICATION CHARGE ACT 1997 - SECT 3

Definitions

    In this Act:

"begins" : a registered migration agent begins to give immigration assistance otherwise than on a non - commercial basis on a day worked out in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of this definition.

"charge limit" for a registration application made in a financial year has the meaning given by section   7.

"general charge" means an amount of charge imposed by Part   2 that is prescribed by regulation, for the purposes of section   6, as the general charge.

"immigration assistance" has the same meaning as in Part   3 of the Migration Act 1958 .

"non-commercial application charge" means an amount of charge imposed by Part   2 that is prescribed by regulation, for the purposes of section   6, as the non - commercial application charge.

"non-commercial basis" : a registered migration agent gives immigration assistance on a non-commercial basis if the assistance is given solely:

  (a)   on a non - commercial or non - profit basis; and

  (b)   as a member of, or a person associated with, an organisation that operates in Australia solely:

  (i)   on a non - commercial or non - profit basis; and

  (ii)   as a charity, or for the benefit of the Australian community.

Note:   Charity has the meaning given by Part   2 of the Charities Act 2013 (see section   2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 ).

"registered migration agent" has the same meaning as in Part   3 of the Migration Act 1958 .

"registration application" has the same meaning as in Part   3 of the Migration Act 1958 .

 



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