We previously announced that the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2018 was scheduled to be debated in the Senate on 18 September 2018. However, it was has not been debated at all during this Parliamentary sitting week. The next sitting date for both houses of Parliament will be 15 October 2018.
One has to wonder: will even the newly proposed commencement date of 30 June 2018 for the Bill be feasible? It seems that this topic is not a priority for parliamentarians.
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Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio is a Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1461003). He is the owner of Target Migration in Sydney. He can be reached at sergio@targetmigration.com.au