Migration Agents Registration Authority information
Australian Government authority that regulates the Migration Agents profession
Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA)
Agency overview
Formed
1 July 2009 (2009-07-01)
Superseding agency
Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA)
Jurisdiction
Commonwealth of Australia
Employees
30–40
Parent agency
Department of Home Affairs
Website
www.mara.gov.au
The Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) is an Australian Government authority that registers migration agents and regulates the Migration Agents profession. Migration agents assist people to migrate to Australia by using their knowledge of Australian visas and immigration law to complete necessary visa applications[1] and represent them in dealings with the Department of Home Affairs (previously the Department of Immigration and Citizenship), the Tribunals, The Minister, Federal Courts and High Courts of Australia.
The Office also assists people to find a migration agent,[2][3] provide advice about fees[4] that agents might charge and assist with making complaints about agents.[5]
Under Australian law (Migration Act 1958,[6] Part 3) any person who gives "immigration assistance" must usually be a Registered Migration Agent. The term "immigration assistance" is defined in section 276 of the Act to cover using, or purporting to use, knowledge of or experience in migration procedure to advise or assist various people with visa applications and related sponsorships, appeals, etc.
On 9 February 2009, after a review,[7] the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced new arrangements to govern migration agents. Under these new arrangements, the OMARA was established on 1 July 2009. Previously, the legislation appointed an organisation called the Migration Institute of Australia Limited (MIA) to function as the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA), which was charged with maintaining a register of migration agents and carrying out a variety of functions under the Act in relation to supervision and discipline of agents.
The OMARA is a discrete office which is part of the Department of Home Affairs. They are located in Sydney,[8] but operate nationally.
^"Visas & Immigration". Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
^Find a registered migration agents "Find Agents - Office of the MARA". Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^How to choose a registered migration agent
"How to Choose a Migration Agent - Office of the MARA". Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^Agent Fees "What does it cost to use an Agent? - Office of the MARA". Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^How to make a complaint "Making a Complaint About a RMA - Office of the MARA". Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^Migration Act 1958, latest compilation
^2007-08 migration advice profession review report at the Department of Immigration website.
^Contacting The Office of the MARA "Contact Us - Office of the MARA". Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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