Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

MIGRATION AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2009 (NO. 5) - REG 2.106

                For subsection 140ZI (1) of the Act, the kind of personal information that the Minister may request an approved sponsor or a former approved sponsor of a visa holder or a former visa holder to disclose to the Minister is the contact details of the visa holder or the former visa holder.

Examples

1   a postal address

2   a residential address

3   a telephone number

4   a personal website

5   an email address.

[10]         Subregulation 4.02 (1), including the note

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[10A]      Subregulation 4.02 (1A)

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   (1AA)   For section 337 of the Act, sponsored includes being identified in a nomination under section 140GB of the Act.

      (1A)   For paragraph 338 (2) (d) of the Act, the following visas are prescribed:

                (a)    a Subclass 411 (Exchange) visa;

               (b)    a Subclass 415 (Foreign Government Agency) visa;

                (c)    a Subclass 416 (Special Program) visa;

               (d)    a Subclass 419 (Visiting Academic) visa;

                (e)    a Subclass 420 (Entertainment) visa;

                (f)    a Subclass 421 (Sport) visa;

                (g)    a Subclass 423 (Media and Film Staff) visa;

                (h)    a Subclass 427 (Domestic Worker (Temporary) -- Executive) visa;

                 (i)    a Subclass 428 (Religious Worker) visa;

                (j)    a Subclass 442 (Occupational Trainee) visa;

               (k)    a Subclass 457 (Business (Long Stay)) visa;

                 (l)    a Subclass 488 (Superyacht Crew) visa.

[11]         Paragraphs 4.02 (4) (a) to (d)

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                (a)    a decision under subsection 140E (1) of the Act to refuse a person's application for approval as a sponsor in relation to one or more classes of sponsor;

               (d)    a decision under subsection 140GB (2) of the Act to refuse to approve a nomination;

[12]         Paragraphs 4.02 (4) (g) to (i)

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                (h)    a decision under section 140M of the Act to take 1 or more actions to cancel a sponsor's approval or to bar a sponsor;

 [13]        Paragraph 4.02 (4) (m)

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applicant.

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applicant;

[14]         After paragraph 4.02 (4) (m)

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                (n)    a decision under subsection 140GA (2) of the Act not to vary a term specified in an approval.

[15]         After subregulation 4.02 (4)

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      (4A)   For paragraph (4) (a), the decision is not an MRT‑reviewable decision if the decision relates to a person:

                (a)    whose application for approval as an approved sponsor in relation to the standard business sponsor class has been refused; and

               (b)    in making the decision, the Minister did not consider the criteria at paragraphs 2.59 (d) and (e).

Note    The Minister is required to consider the criteria at paragraphs 2.59 (d) and (e) only if the applicant is lawfully operating a business in Australia.

      (4B)   For paragraphs (4) (d) and (h), the decision is not an MRT‑reviewable decision:

                (a)    if the decision relates to a person who is:

                          (i)    a standard business sponsor; or

                         (ii)    a former standard business sponsor; and

               (b)    either:

                          (i)    in making the decision under subsection 140E (1) of the Act (whether to approve the person as a standard business sponsor), the Minister did not consider the criteria at paragraphs 2.59 (d) and (e); or

                         (ii)    in making the decision under subsection 140GA (2) of the Act (whether to vary the terms of approval), the Minister did not consider the criteria at paragraphs 2.68 (e) and (f).

Note    The Minister is required to consider the criteria at paragraphs 2.59 (d) and (e) or paragraphs 2.68 (e) and (f) only if the applicant is lawfully operating a business in Australia.

      (4C)   For paragraph (4) (n), the decision is not an MRT‑reviewable decision if:

                (a)    the decision relates to a person who is:

                          (i)    a standard business sponsor; or

                         (ii)    a former standard business sponsor; and

               (b)    in making the decision under subsection 140GA (2) of the Act (whether to vary the terms of approval), the Minister did not consider the criteria at paragraphs 2.68 (e) and (f).

Note    The Minister is required to consider the criteria at paragraphs 2.68 (e) and (f) only if the applicant is lawfully operating a business in Australia.

[16]         Paragraph 4.02 (5) (b)

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[17]         Paragraph 4.02 (5) (c)

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                (c)    in the case of a decision mentioned in paragraph (4) (d) -- the approved sponsor who made the nomination;

[18]         Paragraphs 4.02 (5) (f) and (g)

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                (g)    in the case of a decision mentioned in paragraph (4) (h) -- the person whose approval is cancelled or who has been barred;

[19]         Paragraph 4.02 (5) (j)

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[20]         Paragraph 4.02 (5) (l)

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relates.

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relates;

[21]         After paragraph 4.02 (5) (l)

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               (m)    in the case of a decision to which paragraph (4) (n) applies -- the approved sponsor who applied for a variation of the term.

[22]         Regulation 5.20, heading

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