Report on Graduate Certificate in Migration Law: Services and Ethics

This report, prepared for a Graduate Certificate in Migration Law, addresses the ethical obligations and service agreements of migration agents. It begins with a statement of services, detailing the fees and disclosures provided to a client, Mrs. Stella Chen, for a Resident Return visa application. The report includes a breakdown of costs, including professional fees and GST, and emphasizes the importance of a legally binding agreement. Furthermore, it explores the ethical responsibilities of migration agents, referencing the Migration Agents Code of Conduct, and the Migration Act 1958. The report highlights the need for transparency in fee structures and the prohibition of charging for services not rendered. The report emphasizes the importance of ethical practices, adherence to the Code of Conduct, and the legal framework governing migration services in Australia.

Running head: GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN MIGRATION LAW
Graduate Certificate in Migration Law
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
A Statement of Services...................................................................................................................2
Ethical obligations as a migration agent..........................................................................................3
Reference.........................................................................................................................................5

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A Statement of Services
Disclosure
Sub: Application of the details of information for the Immigration services
Dear Mrs. Stella Chen,
According to the terms under the Code of Conduct a disclosure has been sent to you
where it has been notify that the specified details has been conducted with the fees for the
services which will be provided to you. The charges of the fees also included in the costs
agreement.
You are requested to confirm the acknowledgement along with disclosure documents
where the details of the cost agreement and other disclosures have been mentioned. Under the
agreement the cost agreement should signed in the agreement and will returned with the enclosed
Fee agreement. It is also mentioned that the after the confirmation of the letter and the agreement
we will continue for the next process. It is also notify to you that our firm will take every
responsibility for all the work and if any issues arise then please contact us with the mail.
The agreement, which will be signed, must be legally binding and also obliged with the
written terms. It is also important that you need to deposit $1,100.00 for professional fees
inclusive of GST, plus disbursements, for a Class BB (subclass 155) Resident Return visa.
According to the 5.2 and 5.3 of the Code of Conduct under the Part 5 the requirement must be
entitled along with the agreement.

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The Amount details are given below:
Item No. Professional Fees Price GST
1. Visa Charges According to the
requirements
$00.00
2. Immigration Service $1,100.00 $25.00
3. Subtotal $1,1000 $25.00
Therefore it is also need to acknowledge the issues in the event where it depends on the
unforeseen or undisclosed on the even materials in this application and the necessary in the wary
of the agreement must need to take under the control and if needed the additional work will be
done by us.
Yours faithfully
Anna Clooney
Ethical obligations as a migration agent
The Migration Agents Registration Authority provides the registration legislations under
the Code of Conduct for practicing of the migration agent. It is the duty of the registered
migration agent to provide the services and mentioned about the charges which should
mentioned in the form or the fees will be charged for each hour of services. The actual amount
and the fees will mention according to the service by the Migration agent. The estimate
completely depends on the providing the services. Now they also provide a written statement

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which must mentioned the charges and along with the code of ethics which never allow to charge
for any unnecessary cost to the client. The migration Agents holds the responsibilities where
they should address with the fair costs where in the agreement the actual instruction along with
the details of services and disclose of the discharges for each of the services which will be
provided. The agreement also provide the details of the amount of the total charges , costs and
should disclose every anticipated Disbursements, charges, billings and department fees in the
agreement.
Under the 5.5 section under the Code of Conduct the migration agent are aware about the
punishment or the penalty of the section 313 of the Migration Act that they must not receive any
fees in the immigration service when the services has not provided to their clients.

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

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