Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115:reg:3:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00115
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 20/79)
Character Range: 469380–472096

12 months cumulatively in Australia since the later of the day that is 10 years before the day the application is made and the day the applicant turned 16—the applicant provides an Australian Federal Police check.

2.60Y  When a person meets the outstanding debt requirements
 (1) An applicant for approval as a family sponsor in relation to the parent sponsor class meets the outstanding debt requirements if both subregulations (2) and (3) apply.

Outstanding public health debts
 (2) This subregulation applies if:
 (a) none of the following persons have an outstanding public health debt:
 (i) the applicant;
 (ii) if the applicant has a spouse or de facto partner—the spouse or de facto partner;
 (iii) a permitted sponsored person in relation to the applicant who is specified in the application;
 (iv) a previously sponsored parent (if any) in relation to the applicant; or
 (b) both of the following apply:
 (i) any one or more of the persons mentioned in paragraph (a) has an outstanding public health debt;
 (ii) each such debt has been paid in full or appropriate arrangements have been made for its payment.

Outstanding debts to the Commonwealth
 (3) This subregulation applies if:
 (a) the applicant does not have any outstanding debts to the Commonwealth; or
 (b) appropriate arrangements have been made for payment of all of the applicant's outstanding debts to the Commonwealth.

2.60Z  When a person meets the partner requirements
  A person (the partner) who is the spouse or de facto partner of an applicant for approval as a family sponsor in relation to the parent sponsor class meets the partner requirements if:
 (a) the partner is not a parent sponsor; and
 (b) in the case where the partner has previously been a parent sponsor—either:
 (i) the partner has not failed to satisfy a sponsorship obligation under Subdivision 2.19.2 (which deals with the sponsorship obligations of approved family sponsors etc.); or
 (ii) it is reasonable to disregard any such failure.

Division 2.14—Application for approval as a sponsor

2.61  Application for approval as a work sponsor
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 140F(1) of the Act, a person may apply to the Minister for approval as a work sponsor, in relation to a class of sponsor specified in subregulation 2.58(1), in accordance with the process set out in this regulation.
Note: A person (other than a Minister) who is a party to a work agreement is an approved work sponsor and does not need to be approved as a work sponsor under subsection 140E(1) of the Act (see paragraph (b) of the definition of approved work sponsor in subsection 5(1) of the Act).
 (3A) If a person makes an application for approval as a standard business sponsor or