Migration Agents Registration Authority

Migration Act 1958

Migration Agents Regulations 1998

MIGRATION AGENTS 
(CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – 
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES)

MARA NOTICE MN25f-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 – Miscellaneous Activities) MARA Notice MN16-05 of 2005, published on 14/04/2005; and

2.	SPECIFIES the kinds of activity set out in column 2 in the Schedule to be approved activities for the purposes of clause 3 if the provider or nature of the activities, and the status and points set out in Columns 3 to 5 (inclusive) are satisfied:

This notice has effect on and from 1 April 1998.

Date of making 14/06/2005.

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, 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.]

SCHEDULE
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	
ITEM	ACTIVITY	PROVIDER	STATUS	VALUE	
	Level 1 activities 				
610004	Business Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610005	Citizenship, Resident Return Visas, Absorbed Persons & Aliens	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610006	Judicial Review	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610007	Merit Review	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610008	Migration Update	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610009	Student Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610011	Refugee and Humanitarian Visas	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610012	Applying for Visas in the Family Migration Program	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610013	Student Visas	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610014	Skilled Migration Visas	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610015	Visitor and Other Temporary Visas	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610016	Issues for Unlawful Non-Citizens in Australia	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610017	Judicial Review of Migration Decisions	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610018	Recent Developments in Migration Law and Practice	Migration Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610021	Health and Character	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610022	Refugee Law	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610023	Skilled Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610024	Unlawful Non-citizens and Exclusions	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610025	Employer Nomination Scheme and Associated Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610026	Temporary Business Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610027	Family Visas	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
610029	File Management and Professional Conduct	KesselsGoddard+Ajuria	Core	1 point	
610056	The Employer Nomination Scheme	Fragomen Australia	Core	1 point	
610065	Judicial Review	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610067	Visa Skills  - Overview of Skilled Migration	KesselsGoddard+Ajuria	Core	1 point	
610068	Student Visa and Skilled Migration Update Assessment	Migration Education Services	Core	1 point	
610074	Cancellation and Character	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610077	Citizenship and Resident Return Visas	Fragomen Australia	Core	1 point	
610078	Concepts and Definitions	Fragomen Australia	Core	1 point	
610082	Parent	Fragomen Australia	Core	1 point	
610084	Temporary Business Sponsorship	Fragomen Australia	Core	1 point	
610095	Keeping Abreast of Legislative Change	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610097	Visa Skills - Temporary Business Sponsorship	KesselsGoddard+Ajuria	Core	1 point	
610098	Visa Skills - Overview of Family Migration	KesselsGoddard+Ajuria	Core	1 point	
610104	Cancellations - the mandatory provisions (s116(3))	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610105	Health Issues and Migration Law	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610119	Options for Overstayers Assessment	Migration Education Services	Core	1 point	
610132	File and Practice Management	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610133	Integrity Measures Legislation	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610134	Professional Practice and Ethics	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610135	Running a Case in the MRT	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610144	Refugees, Processing and Judicial Review Assessment	Migration Education Services	Core	1 point	
610164	Refugee Law Training - Refugee Review Tribunal, post-RRT options and Bridging Visas (additional assessment)	Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS)	Core	1 point	
610165	Refugee Law Training - the Refugees Convention, Protection Visa applications and preparation (primary level) (additional assessment)	Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS)	Core	1 point	
610166	Migration, Love and Loss	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610167	Refugee Matters	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610168	Solving Problems with Student Visas	The CLE Centre	Core	1 point	
610183	On and Offshore Family Migration	Migration Education Services	Core	1 point	
610184	Sponsored Business Visas Assessment	Migration Education Services	Core	1 point	
610195	Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Family Migration (excluding Partner Migration) - Onshore and Offshore Visa Considerations	South Brisbane Immigration and Community Legal Service	Core	1 point	
610197	Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Offshore Refugee and Humanitarian Program - the Options, Limitations and Procedures	South Brisbane Immigration and Community Legal Service	Core	1 point	
610199	Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Onshore Refugee Program - the Options, Limitations and Procedures	South Brisbane Immigration and Community Legal Service	Core	1 point	
610201	Additional Assessment following attendance at seminar, workshop, conference or lecture on Partner Migration - Onshore and Offshore Visa Considerations	South Brisbane Immigration and Community Legal Service	Core	1 point	
					
	Level 2 activities 				
620001	Visa Cancellations Master Class	Lorenzo Boccabella Continuing Professional Education	Core	1 point	
620002	Assessment Task for Family Migration and Character and Conduct Provisions	Dr. Mary Crock	Core	1 point	
620003	Assessment Task for Rights to Review and Administrative Structures	Dr. Mary Crock	Core	1 point	
					
	Standalone assessment 				
650001	Immigration Law Specialist Accreditation Assessment Program – Written Examination	Law Institute of Victoria	Core	10 points	
650002	Immigration Law Specialist Accreditation Assessment Program – Simulated Interview	Law Institute of Victoria	Core	2 points	
650003	Immigration Law Specialist Accreditation Assessment Program – Written Examination	The Law Society of New South Wales	Core	10 points	
650004	Immigration Law Specialist Accreditation Assessment Program – Simulated Interview	The Law Society of New South Wales	Core	2 points