Section 305AMigration Act 1958 (Cth)

Making disciplinary details publicly available

(1) If a registered migration agent is given notice of a decision under section 303, then the Migration Agents Registration Authority:

(a) must as soon as possible make available in the prescribed way a statement that sets out the decision and specifies the grounds for the decision; and

(b) may prepare a statement about the decision and make it available to one or more groups of persons, or to one or more persons, in any way the Authority thinks fit.

This subsection applies even if a stay order is made in relation to the decision.

Content of statement

(3) A statement under this section need not set out the findings on material questions of fact and need not refer to the evidence or other material on which those findings were based.

Protection from civil proceedings

(4) No action or other proceeding for damages lies against a person for publishing in good faith:

(a) a copy of; or

(b) an extract from; or

(c) a summary of;

a statement under this section.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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