Home affairs savaged by Australian audit office for poor oversight of dodgy migration agents

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Damning report finds agency ‘is taking longer to sanction fewer’ migration agents and rarely uses its full powers to investigate them

Dodgy migration agents subject to numerous complaints were allowed to continue operating for years without sanctions due to a failure in federal government oversight, a damning audit report has found.

An office within the department of home affairs responsible for ensuring migration agents follow the law and don’t defraud those coming to Australia on visas was found to have scored poorly in its job.

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