Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00159:clause:1_140q
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00159
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 140Q
Character Range: 18560–19615

140Q  Civil penalty—failing to satisfy sponsorship obligations

 (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) the regulations impose a sponsorship obligation on the person; and
 (b) the person fails to satisfy the sponsorship obligation in the manner (if any) or within the period (if any) prescribed by the regulations.

Civil penalty:
 (a) for an individual—60 penalty units; and
 (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

 (2) A person contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) the person (other than a Minister) is a party to a work agreement; and
 (b) the terms of the work agreement:
 (i) vary a sponsorship obligation that would otherwise be imposed on the person by the regulations; or
 (ii) impose an obligation, identified in the agreement as a sponsorship obligation, on the person; and
 (c) the person fails to satisfy the sponsorship obligation in the manner (if any) or within the period (if any) specified in the work agreement.

Civil penalty:
 (a) for an individual—60 penalty units; and
 (b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.