# Cancellation of registration—Australian legal practitioners

> act-s302A — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

302A Cancellation of registration—Australian legal practitioners
          (1) The Migration Agents Registration Authority must cancel the
              registration of a registered migration agent, by removing the
              agent’s name from the Register, if the Authority is satisfied:
                (a) that the agent is an unrestricted legal practitioner; or
                (b) that the agent is a restricted legal practitioner who is not
                    eligible.
               Note 1:      For when a person is eligible, see sections 278A and 333C.
               Note 2:      A registered migration agent must notify the Authority within 28 days
                            after becoming a restricted legal practitioner or an unrestricted legal
                            practitioner (see section 312).
               Note 3:      An unrestricted legal practitioner, or a restricted legal practitioner
                            other than an eligible restricted legal practitioner, cannot be registered
                            as a migration agent (see section 289B).

          (2) The Authority may cancel the registration of a registered migration
              agent under subsection (1) because of the status of the agent as an








               Australian legal practitioner only on the basis of a document
               authorised by a body authorised to grant practising certificates to
               Australian legal practitioners in the relevant State or Territory.
          (3) The Authority must give a registered migration agent written
              notice of a decision to cancel the agent’s registration under
              subsection (1).
          (4) The notice must set out the reason for the decision.
          (5) The decision takes effect at the time the agent is given written
              notice of it.
               Note:      Section 332H sets out when the agent is taken to have been given the
                          notice.