# Applicant must not be registered if academic and vocational requirements are not satisfied

> act-s289A — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

289A Applicant must not be registered if academic and vocational
         requirements are not satisfied
          (1) This section applies to an applicant:
               (a) who has never been registered; or
               (b) whose registration application is made after the end of a
                    period, prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph,
                    immediately after the end of the applicant’s most recent
                    period of registration.
          (2) The applicant must not be registered unless the Migration Agents
              Registration Authority is satisfied that the applicant has:
               (a) completed a course prescribed for the purposes of this
                   paragraph; and
               (b) passed an examination, prescribed for the purposes of this
                   paragraph, within a prescribed period before the date of the
                   registration application.