Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An applicant for approval as a family sponsor in relation to the parent sponsor class meets the conduct requirements if:
(a) either:
(i) the applicant complies with subregulation (2); or
(ii) it is reasonable to disregard the applicant's failure to do so; and
(b) 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 such information; and
(c) in the case where the applicant has previously been a parent sponsor--either:
(i) the applicant has not failed to satisfy a sponsorship obligation under Subdivision 2.19.2 (which deals with sponsorship obligations of approved family sponsors etc.); or
(ii) it is reasonable to disregard any such failure.
(2) An applicant complies with this subregulation if:
(a) in the case where the applicant spent more than 12 months cumulatively in a foreign country 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 a police check relating to whether the applicant has committed any offences in the foreign country; and
(b) in the case where the applicant has spent more than 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.