Section 311D — Migration Act 1958: Former registered migration agent may make a submission etc.

Invitation to make submission (1) Before making a decision under subsection 311A(1), the Migration Agents Registration Authority must give the former registered migration agent a written notice: (a) stating that the Authority proposes to make such a decision and the reasons for it; and (b) inviting him or her to make a written submission to the Authority on the matter within 28 days after the notice is given. Note: Section 332H sets out when the former agent is taken to have been given the notice. Authority to consider any submission (2) The Authority must consider any written submission received within that period. No submission received (3) If the Authority does not receive a written submission, it may decide the matter on the information before it. Submission received (4) If the Authority receives a written submission, it may: (a) decide the matter; or (b) give the former registered migration agent the opportunity to appear before it and then decide the matter.