Section 312BMigration Act 1958 (Cth)

Notification of giving of immigration assistance to review applicants

(1) If:

(a) a registered migration agent gives immigration assistance to a person in respect of a review application made by the person; and

(b) the agent gives the assistance after having agreed to represent the person;

the agent must notify the ART in accordance with the regulations and within the period worked out in accordance with the regulations.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

(3) In this section:

review application means an application for review by the ART of a decision to refuse to grant a person a visa.

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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