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Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

Regulation of immigration advisers - Immigration Advisers Authority and Registrar of Immigration Advisers

37: Registrar to develop code of conduct

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"Registrar creates rules for immigration advisers to follow"

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The Registrar has to create a code of conduct for licensed immigration advisers. You need to know this code will have rules about how advisers behave professionally and ethically. The code will cover things like how advisers treat their clients and handle conflicts of interest. The Registrar must talk to the Minister, the Department, and people who give immigration advice when creating the code. They also need to talk to groups that represent people who are getting immigration advice. The Minister has to be happy with the consultation and approve the code before it is made. The code of conduct is a type of secondary legislation, which you can learn more about in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. The Registrar can change the code at any time, but they do not always have to consult with others, especially for small changes. The Registrar can amend, revoke, or replace the code as needed.

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Immigration Advisers Authority and Registrar of Immigration Advisers

37Registrar to develop code of conduct

  1. The Registrar must develop, make, and maintain a code of conduct to be observed by licensed immigration advisers.

  2. The code of conduct must address standards of professional and ethical conduct for licensed immigration advisers, including rules as to matters such as—

  3. obligations to clients:
    1. obligations to the Minister and Department handling immigration matters:
      1. conflicts of interest:
        1. disclosure requirements:
          1. the reasonableness of fees:
            1. the provision of consumer complaints procedures.

              1. In developing a code of conduct, the Registrar must consult with—

              2. the Minister and the Department; and
                1. persons or representatives of persons who engage in the provision of immigration advice; and
                  1. appropriate bodies or persons representing persons seeking or receiving immigration advice.

                    1. The Registrar must not make a code of conduct unless the Minister—

                    2. is satisfied that appropriate consultation has been carried out under subsection (3); and
                      1. has approved the proposed code.

                        1. A code of conduct is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

                        2. The Registrar may at any time amend, revoke, or replace any code of conduct in the manner provided for in this section, except that it need not carry out consultation on matters involving minor corrections or updating, or otherwise of a minor, technical nature.

                        Notes
                        • Section 37(1): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                        • Section 37(4): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                        • Section 37(4A): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                        • Section 37(5): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).