Migration Agents Registration Authority
Migration Act 1958
Migration Agents Regulations 1998
MIGRATION AGENTS
(CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT –
PREPARATION OF MATERIAL FOR PRESENTATION)
MARA NOTICE MN20-05 OF 2005
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. MN28 of 2003, signed on 9 July 2003.
(2) 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 programme 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 or levelled 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
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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) The point value for preparation of or presentation of written or oral material for use, in whole or part, at an approved programme of education, for private study of audio, video or written material, at a seminar, workshop, conference or lecture or in an examination with an item number in the 1-99,000 series is 2 points.
(6) The point value for preparation of or presentation of written or oral material for use, in whole or part, at an approved programme of education, for private study of audio, video or written material, at a seminar, workshop, conference or lecture or in an examination in the levelled series (that is with an item number of 100,000 to 700,000) series, 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 11/05/2005.
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 Programmes of Education (in accordance with paragraph (2)(a)) must be listed in a separate MARA notice entitled: Migration Agents (Continuing Professional Development –Programme 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)].