Section 140Q — Civil penalty—failing to satisfy sponsorship obligations

140Q Civil penalty—failing to satisfy sponsorship obligations

(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:

(a) the regulations impose a sponsorship obligation on the person; and

(b) the person fails to satisfy the sponsorship obligation in the manner (if any) or within the period (if any) prescribed by the regulations. Civil penalty:

(a) if the person is an approved work sponsor—240 penalty units; or

(b) in any other case—60 penalty units.

(2) A person contravenes this subsection if:

(a) the person (other than a Minister) is a party to a work agreement; and

(b) the terms of the work agreement:

(i) vary a sponsorship obligation that would otherwise be imposed on the person by the regulations; or

(ii) impose an obligation, identified in the agreement as a sponsorship obligation, on the person; and

(c) the person fails to satisfy the sponsorship obligation in the manner (if any) or within the period (if any) specified in the work agreement. Civil penalty: 240 penalty units.