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A. This document is an offer to enter into a costs agreement with you.
B. The work we have been instructed to do is:
Assessing your eligibility to review or appeal your immigration matter.
C. Estimate of time taken to do your work
3 hours
D. GST
All rates, charges, expenses etc in this document are GST exclusive unless otherwise stated. Where the service provided is subject to GST, GST of 10% will be added and charged to you.
E. Costs-how calculated
Professional Fees
We will charge you professional fees for the work we do:
(a) the lump sum of: $ 200.00
(b) plus GST of 10%: $ 20.00
(c) TOTAL (GST inclusive): $ 220.00
F. Dispute as to legal costs
The Act gives you the right to: apply to the Supreme Court to have the bill of costs assessed for its fairness and reasonableness by a Costs Assessor; or the right to have the costs mediated if the dispute is less than $10,000 (referral for mediation must be made before an application for assessment is accepted by the Manager, Costs Assessment); or a costs agreement set aside by the Costs Assessor on the basis that it is not fair, just or reasonable. Applications for assessment should be made before the expiry of 60 days after receipt of the bill of costs, or request for payment of costs made by us, or full payment made to us, whichever is the earliest.
G. Persons responsible for your matter and legal costs
Mr. Sami Elias Aslan will be responsible for your matter. You may contact us regarding your matter and your legal costs.
H. Substantial changes to disclosure
You will be informed, as soon as is reasonably practicable, of any substantial changes to anything contained in this disclosure document.
I. Acceptance of Offer
If you accept this offer you will be regarded as having entered into a costs agreement. This means you will be bound by the terms and conditions set out in this document, including being billed in accordance with it. Acceptance can only be by clicking the “I agree” button below.
J. Termination of Agreement
You may terminate this agreement at any time.
On termination, we are entitled to retain possession of your papers and documents while there is money owing to us for our charges and expenses, unless and until security is provided for our costs.
K. The law of NSW applies to legal costs regarding this matter. If this matter has a substantial connection with the law of any other State or Territory you may wish to have the matter dealt with by the law of that State or Territory. If you do so, as an incorporated legal practice separate disclosure requirements are imposed on us and we will disclose our costs in accordance with those requirements. You may, however, contract with us that the costs assessment scheme in NSW is applicable in the event of any dispute arising as to costs.
L. Retention of your documents
We will, on completion of the Work, retain any papers to which you are entitled, but leave in our possession (except documents deposited in safe custody) for no more than seven (7) years. and on the undertaking that we have your authority to destroy the file seven years after the date of the final bill rendered by us in this matter.
M. Privacy Protection
Personal information about you, provided by you and other sources, is protected under the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000. Disclosure of such information may be compelled by law (eg. under the Social Security Act). You also authorise us to disclose such information where necessary to others in furtherance of your claim/matter (eg. within the law practice, to the Court, the other party or parties to litigation, to valuers, experts, barristers etc).
N. Below, the “Information on the Regulation of the Migration Advice Profession” gives
you further information about Migrant agents.
O. Under the law we are required to abide by The Code of Conduct for Migrant Agents,
which you can access from the icon at the bottom of this webpage.
www.themara.com.au
PO Box Q1551, QVB NSW 1230 F: +61 2 9299 8448
Level 3, 83 York St, Sydney T: +61 2 9299 5446 E: themara@themara.com.au
IRMAP
Information on the Regulation of the
Migration Advice Profession
Congratulations on choosing a Registered Migration Agent!
Registered Migration Agents are highly skilled professionals. They must meet competency
standards, abide by a Code of Conduct and keep their knowledge of migration law and procedure up to date. It is against the law to offer migration assistance in Australia unless registered with the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA). This document aims to help you in using your agent.
Registered Migration Agents
Migration agents in Australia must be registered. Registered Migration Agents (RMAs) have the Code of Conduct clearly displayed in their office and will make it available to you on request. An RMA will:
• be honest with you about your chances of securing the visa you are applying for
• keep you informed about the progress of your application and any changes that may affect it
• be contactable during business hours and tell you if they change their contact details
• act within the law, your best interests, and your instructions, and, protect your confidentiality
• declare any interest they have that may affect your application and not act for you where there is a conflict
• provide you with a written statement, before starting work, of the services to be provided, the fee and other costs and a similar statement at the end with services actually performed and fees charged
• charge a reasonable fee and, if you pay in advance, keep this in a separate bank account
• provide timely and correct advice and tell you in writing about the result of your application as soon as possible
Complaints
While you should not experience problems with the service offered by your RMA, if you do, you should try and resolve it directly with them. If you can’t, then contact the MARA. You might then be asked to complete a formal complaint form that could be sent to the agent during the MARA investigation, which will be fair and impartial. If you would like to check on the registration of your agent, or find out more about complaints procedures, please go to the MARA website www.themara.com.au.
The MARA
Under the Migration Act 1958 and the Migration Agents Regulations 1998, the MARA:
• registers new migration agents and reregisters existing agents
• approves the agent entry course and continuing professional development activities for agents
• monitors the conduct of RMAs • investigates complaints against RMAs and disciplines them where appropriate However, the MARA cannot help you with your application / sponsorship or order a refund from your RMA.
Valid to 1 January 2008
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