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  • June 30, 2020

Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Credit Card and PayPal Surcharge) Regulations 2020

The Government vide the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Credit Card and PayPal Surcharge) Regulations 2020 [“the Regulations”] dated 11 June 2020 commencing 01 July 2020 increases the surcharge for payments by credit cards and PayPal for certain fees and charges collected under the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth), the Customs Act 1901 (Cth), and the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). Accordingly, payments by credit cards and PayPal for fees and charges, including visa application charges (VAC), sponsorship and nomination fees, and citizenship-related fees will be charged at 1.4% for payments by credit cards, an increase from previous 1.32%, and 1.01% for payment by PayPal, a slight increase from previous 1%). The full text of the Regulations can be accessed here.
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  • June 30, 2020

The Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Act 2020

The Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019 received the Royal Assent on 22 June 2020 and is now the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Act 2020 [“the Registration Act”]. The Registration Act amends the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997 (Cth) for payment of adjusted charge for providing non-commercial immigration assistance. Schedule 1 of the Registration Act requires a Registered Migration Agent who has paid the non-commercial registration fee to pay commercial registration fee from the time they provide commercial immigration advice after six months from the day it receives the Royal Assent (22 June 2020) or earlier if a date is fixed by a Proclamation. The full text of the Registration Act can be accessed here.
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  • June 30, 2020

The Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020

The Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019 received the Royal Assent on 22 June 2020 and is now the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020 [“the Regulation Act”]. The Regulation Act amends the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) and contains provisions regarding the Australian legal practitioners providing immigration assistance in Schedule 1, including transitional arrangements, registration periods in Schedule 2,redundant provisions in Schedule 3, requirement for applicants to provide further information in Schedule 4, fees and charges in Schedule 5, and other amendment in Schedule 6. The Regulation Act makes it unlawful for the Australian legal practitioners with Unrestricted Practising Certificates to be registered as Registered Migration Agents with OMARA after nine months from the day it receives the Royal Assent (22 June 2020) or earlier if a date is fixed by a Proclamation. The full text of the Regulation Act can be accessed here.
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