Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115:reg:11:p17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11 (pt 17/30)
Character Range: 152783–155480

Relative) visa;
 (iii) a Subclass 806 visa;
 (iv) a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa.
 (4) The Minister must not grant a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa to an applicant if:
 (a) the applicant is sponsored for the visa by a person who is the spouse or de facto partner of an Australian relative for the applicant; and
 (b) the Australian relative for the applicant has sponsored another applicant for any of the following:
 (i) a Subclass 104 visa;
 (ii) a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
 (iii) a Subclass 806 visa;
 (iv) a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa; and
 (c) the Minister granted the visa to the other applicant.
 (5) The Minister must not grant a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa or a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa to an applicant if:
 (a) the applicant is sponsored for the visa by the spouse or de facto partner of an Australian relative for the applicant; and
 (b) the spouse or de facto partner has sponsored another applicant who is a relative of the Australian relative for the applicant for any of the following:
 (i) a Subclass 104 visa;
 (ii) a Subclass 115 (Remaining Relative) visa;
 (iii) a Subclass 806 visa;
 (iv) a Subclass 835 (Remaining Relative) visa; and
 (c) the Minister granted the visa to the other applicant.
 (6) In this regulation:
Subclass 104 visa means a Subclass 104 (Preferential Family) visa that could have been granted by the Minister under these Regulations, as in force immediately before 1 November 1999.
Subclass 806 visa means a Subclass 806 (Family) visa that could have been granted by the Minister under these Regulations, as in force immediately before 1 November 1999.

1.20KA  Limitation on approval of sponsorship—partner (provisional or temporary) or prospective marriage (temporary) visas
 (1) This regulation applies if:
 (a) a person is granted a specified visa on or after 1 July 2009; and
 (b) the person seeks approval to sponsor the relevant applicant on or after 1 July 2009; and
 (c) the person was the spouse or de facto partner of the relevant applicant on or before the day the specified visa was granted to the person.
 (2) The Minister must not approve sponsorship by the person of the relevant applicant within 5 years after the day when the person was granted the specified visa.
 (3) Despite subregulation (2), the Minister may approve sponsorship by the person of the relevant applicant:
 (a) if the relevant applicant had compelling reasons, other than reasons related to his or her financial circumstances, for not applying for a specified visa at the same time as the person applied for his or her specified visa; or
 (b) if:
 (i) the