Migration Law Report: Ethical Obligations, Code of Conduct, and Fees

This report analyzes the ethical obligations of a migration agent, focusing on the Code of Conduct and fee disclosure requirements. The report begins with a statement of services on behalf of Anna, detailing the fee structure for a Resident Return visa, including professional fees and GST. It references the Migration Agents Registration Authority and relevant sections of the Code of Conduct, emphasizing the agent's responsibility to provide services and specify charges. The report highlights the importance of written statements, fair costs, and detailed agreements outlining services and disbursements. It also references the Migration Act and relevant regulations. The report emphasizes the necessity of adhering to ethical standards when providing immigration services.

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Table of Contents
A Statement of Services on behalf of Anna.....................................................................................2
The ethical obligations of Anna as a migration agent in terms of the Code of Conduct prior to
receiving his professional fees and disbursements..........................................................................3
References........................................................................................................................................5

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A Statement of Services on behalf of Anna
Disclosure
SUB: APPLICATION OF THE PARTICULARS OF INFORMATION FOR THE
SERVICES OF IMMIGRATION
Dear Mrs. Stella Chen,
In accordance with the Code of Conduct a disclosure has been forwarded to you, in which
it has been notified that the specified particulars has been coordinated with the service fees that
would be provided to you. The fees charges have also been included in the agreement of costs.
You are required to make a confirmation of the acknowledgement together with
documents of disclosure, where the particulars of the agreement of cost as well as other
disclosures have been specified. Under the agreement, the agreement of cost should have a
signature and would be returned with the enclosed agreement of Fee. It has also been specified
that subsequent to the confirmation of the agreement and the letter we shall carry on for the
succeeding process. It is also to inform you that our firm, for all the necessary work, will take
every responsibility. In case of the arising of any issue then feel free to contact or get in touch
with us with an E-mail.
The agreement that will be signed and authenticated must be legitimate, pertaining to law
and be obliged with the terms written. It is also vital that you are required to deposit an amount
of $1,100.00 for the professional fee that is inclusive of Goods and Services Tax, with the
disbursement, for a Resident Return visa, Class BB (subclass 155). In accordance with the 5.3

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and 5.2 of the Code of Conduct, in Part V the requirements must be permitted together with the
agreement.
The details of the Amount are as follows:
The Charges of Visa: $00.00 (according to the Immigration Service)
The Service of Immigration: $1,100.00 (inclusive of GST)
Hence, it is also required to acknowledge or make an identification of the issues in the
occasion where it has been dependent on the undisclosed or unforeseen on the materials in the
application and the essential in the caution of the agreement shall be taken under the control and
if required the we shall do the additional work.
Yours sincerely
Anna Clooney
Ethical obligations as a migration agent
The ethical obligations of Anna as a migration agent in terms of the Code of Conduct prior
to receiving his professional fees and disbursements
The Migration Agents Registration Authority provide the legislations of registration
under the Code of Conduct for the purpose of practicing of the agent of Migration. It shall be the
responsibility of the registered agent of migration for providing the services and specify
regarding the charges that shall be specified in the forms. The fees can also be charged per hour
of service provided. The fees and the actual amount shall be stated by the Migration agent in
accordance to the service provided. The estimation is entirely dependent on providing of the

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services. At the present a written statement is also been provided by them, which must specify
the charges and together with the code of ethics which does not permit to charge for needless
costs to the clients. The Agents of migration holds the responsibility where they shall address
with fair cost, where in the agreements the actual instructions along with the detail of services
and disclosure of the discharges for every service that will be provided. It has also been provided
by the agreement regarding the particulars of the sum amount of total charges, as well as cost. It
should reveal all the anticipated Disbursement, billings and charges as well as department fee
which is in the agreement.
Under Section 5.5 of the Code of Conduct the agent of migration are familiar with the
punishments or the penalties that has been imposed by section 313 of the Migration Act, which
states that any amount of fees must not be received by them in the service of immigration when
the service has not been provided to the client.

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References
Migration Act 1958
Migration Agents Code of Conduct
Migration Agents Regulations 1998
Migration Regulations 1994