# Registration

> act-s289 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

289 Registration
          (1) The Migration Agents Registration Authority must register an
              applicant by entering his or her name in the Register, unless this
              Part prohibits registration of the applicant.
               Note:      If the Migration Agents Registration Authority is considering refusing
                          a registration application, it must give the applicant a chance to make
                          a further submission supporting the application. See sections 309 and
                          310.

          (2) The Migration Agents Registration Authority must do so as soon as
              possible.
          (3) However, if the applicant was required under section 288 to satisfy
              1 of 2 publishing options:








                 (a) the Authority must not register the applicant before the end
                     of the time for objections that was specified in the notice
                     concerned; and
                 (b) the Authority must consider any objection received within
                     that time when deciding whether to register the applicant.