Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 1.08

    For the purposes of these Regulations, a non - citizen has a compelling need to work if and only if:

  (a)   he or she is in financial hardship; or

  (d)   he or she:

  (i)   is an applicant for a Temporary Business Entry (Class UC) visa who seeks to satisfy the criteria for the grant of a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa; and

  (ii)   is identified in an approved nomination of an occupation made by:

  (A)   a standard business sponsor; or

  (B)   a former standard business sponsor; or

  (C)   a party to a labour agreement;

    who is specified in the application for that visa; and

  (iii)   appears to the Minister, on the basis of information contained in the application, to satisfy the criteria for the grant of that visa.