Registration Requirements
Migration Agents registered before July 2006 were not required to undertake any formal studies. A multiple-choice exam called the MAPKEE was used as the measure of knowledge of immigration rules and procedures. Since then new applicants must either have a current practising certificate as a lawyer or charted accountant or must undertake a Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice.
All registered migration agents are required to complete approved continuing professional development (CPD) each year prior to re-registration. The Office of the MARA also regulates organisations that provide CPD activities to registered migration agents.
In the States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, practising lawyers may also apply for accreditation as specialists in Australian immigration law.
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