Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115:reg:3:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 14/79)
Character Range: 454321–457073

fulfil, or assist in fulfilling, a contractual obligation of the applicant.

2.60  Criterion for approval as a temporary activities sponsor
  For the purposes of subsection 140E(1) of the Act, the criterion that must be satisfied for the Minister to approve a person (the applicant) as a temporary activities sponsor is that the Minister is satisfied that:
 (a) the applicant has applied for approval as a temporary activities sponsor in accordance with the process referred to in regulation 2.61; and
 (b) the applicant is not already a temporary activities sponsor; and
 (c) the applicant is:
 (i) an Australian organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia; or
 (ii) a government agency; or
 (iii) a foreign government agency; or
 (iv) a sporting organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia; or
 (v) a religious institution that is lawfully operating in Australia; or
 (vi) a person who is the captain or owner of a superyacht, or an organisation that operates a superyacht; or
 (vii) a foreign organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia; and
 (d) either:
 (i) there is no adverse information known to Immigration about the applicant or a person associated with the applicant; or
 (ii) it is reasonable to disregard any adverse information known to Immigration about the applicant or a person associated with the applicant; and
 (e) the applicant has the capacity to comply with the sponsorship obligations applicable to a person who is or was a temporary activities sponsor.

2.60S  Additional criteria for all classes of work sponsor—transfer, recovery and payment of costs
 (1) For subsection 140E(1) of the Act, the criteria in this regulation are in addition to the criteria in regulations 2.59 and 2.60.
 (2) The criteria that must be satisfied for the Minister to approve an application by a person (the applicant) for approval as a work sponsor mentioned in any of regulations 2.59 and 2.60 include a criterion that the Minister is satisfied that:
 (a) the applicant has not taken any action, and has not sought to take any action, that would result in the transfer to another person of some or all of the costs, including migration agent costs, associated with the applicant becoming an approved work sponsor; and
 (b) the applicant has not taken any action, and has not sought to take any action, that would result in another person paying to a person some or all of the costs, including migration agent costs, associated with the applicant becoming an approved work sponsor; and
 (ba) the applicant has not taken any action, and has not sought to take any action, that would result in the transfer to another person of some or all of the costs, including migration agent costs, associated with a nomination under