Immigration & borderAgencyExists today
Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority
OMARA · Office of the MARA
1 July 2009 – present
Discrete office attached to the immigration department that registers migration agents and regulates their conduct under the Migration Act 1958, including handling complaints and disciplinary action.
How it came into existence
Established on 1 July 2009 as a discrete office attached to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, ending the industry self-regulation scheme under which the Migration Institute of Australia had acted as the Migration Agents Registration Authority since 1998.
- Registration and regulation of migration agents
Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Part 3)
Changes during its life
- 18 September 2013Continued as part of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection when the Department of Immigration and Citizenship was renamed.
- 20 December 2017Continued as part of the Department of Home Affairs.
Main functions
- Registration of migration agents
- Regulation of migration agent conduct
- Handling complaints about migration agents
- Sanctions and disciplinary action against agents
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Home Affairs.
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Sources
Primary sources
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to 18 May 2015)
Government records and websites
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