# Register of Migration Agents

> act-s287 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

287 Register of Migration Agents
          (1) The Migration Agents Registration Authority must keep a register,
              to be known as the Register of Migration Agents, listing
              individuals who are registered as migration agents.
          (2) The Register is to show in respect of each registered migration
              agent:
                (a) the agent’s full name; and
               (b) any business names of the agent or the agent’s employer; and
                (c) a business address for the agent; and
               (d) a telephone number for contacting the agent; and
                (e) the date on which the agent was registered most recently; and
               (g) particulars of any suspension of the agent’s registration; and
               (h) particulars of any caution given to the agent; and
                (i) particulars of any other prescribed matter.
          (3) The Migration Agents Registration Authority must keep records to
              show:
                (a) what was in the Register from time to time; and
               (b) particulars of any cancellation or suspension of a registered
                    migration agent’s registration or of any caution given to such
                    an agent.
        (3A) The Authority may publish, in the prescribed way, a list of the
             names of former registered migration agents, their former
             migration agent registration numbers and the date they ceased to be
             registered. The Authority must remove a person’s details from the
             list at the end of the prescribed period.
          (4) The Migration Agents Registration Authority must make the
              Register available, in a suitable form and at reasonable times, for
              inspection by any person.










               Removal of disciplinary details
          (5) The Authority must remove from the Register the following
              details:
               (a) particulars of any suspension of a registered migration
                    agent’s registration (if the suspension is no longer in effect);
               (b) particulars of any caution given to such an agent (if the
                    caution is no longer in effect).

               Time for removal
          (6) The Authority must remove the details within the period worked
              out in accordance with the regulations.
          (7) The regulations may prescribe different periods in relation to
              details about suspensions or cautions.