On 20 October 2020, all Registered Migration Agents (RMAs) have received an email from Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) with subject ‘OMARA update: Fact sheet – Removal of unrestricted lawyers from the OMARA regulatory scheme CRM:0033490’.
The email circulates a factsheet to address the changes brought by Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Act 2020 [“the Act”]and the misinformation that has been circulating in the industry regarding removal of unrestricted legal practitioners who will be removed from the regulatory regime governing RMAs effective 22 March 2021.
The Act makes it unlawful for the Australian legal practitioners with Unrestricted Practicing Certificates to be registered as RMAs with the OMARA after its commencement.
For more information, visit OMARA website: www.mara.gov.au.
