Section 275 — Interpretation

275 Interpretation In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears: Australian legal practitioner means a lawyer who holds a practising certificate (whether restricted or unrestricted) granted under a law of a State or Territory. Note: For the meaning of lawyer, see subsection 5(1).

cancellation review applicant means an applicant for:

(a) review of a decision to cancel a visa held by the applicant; or

(b) revocation under section 137L of the cancellation of a visa held by the applicant; or

(c) review of a decision under that section not to revoke such a cancellation.

cancellation review application, in relation to a cancellation review applicant, means the application by the applicant. client: see section 306C. eligible: see section 278A. eligible period: see section 278A. immigration assistance: see section 276. inactive migration agent: see section 306B. legal practice means the provision of legal services regulated by a law of a State or Territory.

Migration Agents Registration Authority means the body mentioned in section 315. Note: If a power or function is expressed to be given to the Migration Agents Registration Authority, it may only be exercised by the Minister, or by a delegate of the Minister under section 320 (see subsection 315(2)).

migration procedure means the law, and administrative practice, relating to immigration. official means:

(a) a person appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999; or

(c) a member of the public service of a State or Territory; or

(d) a member of the staff of a Parliamentarian.

parliamentarian means:

(a) a Senator; or

(b) a Member of the House of Representatives; or

(c) a member of the Parliament of a State; or

(d) a member of the Legislative Assembly of a Territory.

Register means the Register of Migration Agents kept under section 287. registered migration agent means an individual registered as a migration agent under Division 3. registration application means an application to be registered as a migration agent. registration application fee means charge imposed by section 4 of the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997 on a registration application. registration status charge means charge imposed by section 10 of the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997. related by employment: see section 278.

restricted: a practising certificate held by an Australian legal practitioner is restricted if:

(a) it is subject to a condition requiring the practitioner to undertake supervised legal practice for a specified period; and

(b) such a condition was not imposed as a disciplinary measure by an authority responsible for disciplining Australian legal practitioners in a State or Territory.

Note: A practising certificate subject to a supervision condition of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a) is, however, taken to be unrestricted if the condition was imposed as a disciplinary measure as mentioned in paragraph (b) (see the definition of unrestricted in this section).

restricted legal practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner whose practising certificate is restricted (within the meaning of this Part). unrestricted: a practising certificate held by an Australian legal practitioner is unrestricted if it is not restricted (within the meaning of this Part). unrestricted legal practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner whose practising certificate is unrestricted (within the meaning of this Part).