Section 284 — Restriction on self-advertising of the giving of immigration assistance

284 Restriction on self-advertising of the giving of immigration assistance

(1) Subject to this section, a person who is not a registered migration agent must not advertise that he or she gives immigration assistance. Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

(2) This section does not prohibit a parliamentarian from advertising that he or she gives immigration assistance. Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).

(3) This section does not prohibit an Australian legal practitioner from advertising that the practitioner gives immigration assistance in connection with legal practice. Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).

(4) This section does not prohibit an official from advertising that he or she gives immigration assistance in the course of acting as an official. Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).