Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 2.60

    For the purposes of subsection   140E(1) of the Act, the criterion that must be satisfied for the Minister to approve a person (the applicant ) as a temporary activities sponsor is that the Minister is satisfied that:

  (a)   the applicant has applied for approval as a temporary activities sponsor in accordance with the process referred to in regulation   2.61; and

  (b)   the applicant is not already a temporary activities sponsor; and

  (c)   the applicant is:

  (i)   an Australian organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia; or

  (ii)   a government agency; or

  (iii)   a foreign government agency; or

  (iv)   a sporting organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia; or

  (v)   a religious institution that is lawfully operating in Australia; or

  (vi)   a person who is the captain or owner of a superyacht, or an organisation that operates a superyacht; or

  (vii)   a foreign organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia; and

  (d)   either:

  (i)   there is no adverse information known to Immigration about the applicant or a person associated with the applicant; or

  (ii)   it is reasonable to disregard any adverse information known to Immigration about the applicant or a person associated with the applicant; and

  (e)   the applicant has the capacity to comply with the sponsorship obligations applicable to a person who is or was a temporary activities sponsor.