Sanctions
The Office has the power to place sanctions on agents who they determine do not act either ethically, honestly, legally or in the best interests of their clients. These sanction can include a caution, registration suspension and cancellation.
Since 1998 over 18 per cent of the MARA’s sanction decisions have been against lawyer agents with a legal practising certificate. This percentage is overrepresentative to the number of lawyers who are registered migration agents.
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