# Barring former registered migration agents from being registered for up to 5 years

> act-s311A — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

311A Barring former registered migration agents from being
         registered for up to 5 years
          (1) The Migration Agents Registration Authority may decide to bar a
              former registered migration agent from being a registered
              migration agent for a period if, after investigating a complaint
              about him or her in relation to his or her provision of immigration
              assistance while he or she was a registered migration agent, it is
              satisfied that the subject matter of the complaint is made out.
               Note:      Before making such a decision, the Authority must invite the former
                          registered migration agent to make a submission: see section 311D.

          (2) The period must not be more than 5 years starting on the day of the
              Authority’s decision.