Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation applies to a person who is or was a domestic worker sponsor of a primary sponsored person or a secondary sponsored person (the sponsored person ), if:
(a) the sponsored person holds a Subclass 427 (Domestic Worker (Temporary) -- Executive) visa; or
(b) the last substantive visa held by the sponsored person was a Subclass 427 (Domestic Worker (Temporary) -- Executive) visa.
(2) The person must pay the travel costs of the sponsored person:
(a) that will enable the sponsored person to travel to Australia, and leave Australia; and
(b) that have not already been paid in accordance with this regulation; and
(c) that are reasonable and necessary.
(3) Without limiting paragraph (2) (c), a person is taken to have paid reasonable and necessary costs if:
(a) the costs include the cost of travel:
(i) to Australia; and
(ii) from the place of arrival in Australia to the sponsored person's usual place of residence in Australia; and
(b) the costs include the cost of travel from the sponsored person's usual place of residence in Australia to the place of departure from Australia; and
(c) the costs include the cost of travel from Australia to the country from which the sponsored person came to Australia; and
(d) the costs are for economy class air travel or the equivalent of economy class air travel.
(4) The obligation mentioned in subregulation (2):
(a) starts to apply on:
(i) the day on which the Minister approves a nomination by the person in which the primary sponsored person is identified; or
(ii) if the primary sponsored person does not hold a Subclass 427 (Domestic Worker (Temporary) -- Executive) visa on the day the Minister approves the nomination -- the day on which the primary sponsored person is granted the visa on the basis of being identified in an approved nomination by the person; and
(b) for a primary sponsored person -- ends on the earliest of:
(i) the day on which the Minister approves a nomination under section 140GB of the Act by another approved sponsor in which the primary sponsored person is identified; and
(ii) the day on which the primary sponsored person is granted a further substantive visa that:
(A) is a visa of a different subclass to the last substantive visa held by the primary sponsored person; and
(B) is in effect; and
(iii) the first day on which each of the following has occurred:
(A) the primary sponsored person has left Australia;
(B) the Subclass 427 (Domestic Worker (Temporary) -- Executive) visa has ceased to be in effect;
(C) if:
(I) the primary sponsored person held a Subclass 020 (Bridging B) visa when the primary sponsored person left Australia; and
(II) the last substantive visa held by the primary sponsored person was a Subclass 427 (Domestic Worker (Temporary) -- Executive) visa;
the bridging visa has ceased to be in effect; and
(c) for a secondary sponsored person -- ends on the earliest of:
(i) the day on which the Minister approves a nomination under section 140GB of the Act by another approved sponsor in which the primary sponsored person is identified; and
(ii) the day on which the secondary sponsored person is granted a further substantive visa that:
(A) is a visa of a different subclass to the last substantive visa held by the secondary sponsored person; and
(B) is in effect; and
(iii) the first day on which each of the following has occurred:
(A) the secondary sponsored person has left Australia;
(B) the Subclass 427 (Domestic Worker (Temporary) -- Executive) visa has ceased to be in effect;
(C) if:
(I) the secondary sponsored person held a Subclass 020 (Bridging B) visa when the secondary sponsored person left Australia; and
(II) the last substantive visa held by the secondary sponsored person was a Subclass 427 (Domestic Worker (Temporary) -- Executive) visa;
the bridging visa has ceased to be in effect.