Section 303 — Disciplining registered migration agents

(1) The Migration Agents Registration Authority may:

(a) cancel the registration of a registered migration agent by removing his or her name from the register; or

(b) suspend his or her registration; or

(c) caution him or her; if it becomes satisfied that:

(d) the agent’s application for registration was known by the agent to be false or misleading in a material particular; or

(e) the agent becomes bankrupt; or

(f) the agent is not a person of integrity or is otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance; or

(g) an individual related by employment to the agent is not a person of integrity; or

(h) the agent has not complied with the Code of Conduct prescribed under section 314.

Note: If the Authority is considering making a decision under this section, it must invite the registered migration agent to make a submission: see sections 309 and 310. Migration Act 1958 71 Part 3 Migration agents and immigration assistance Division 3 Registration of migration agents Unpaid registration status charge

(2) The Authority may also suspend the registration of a registered migration agent if any registration status charge payable by him or her remains unpaid after the time when it becomes due for payment.