# Sponsorship obligations—general

> act-s140H — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

140H Sponsorship obligations—general

               Requirement to satisfy sponsorship obligations
          (1) A person who is or was an approved sponsor must satisfy the
              sponsorship obligations prescribed by the regulations.

               Work agreements and sponsorship obligations
          (2) However, if:
               (a) a person (other than a Minister) is or was a party to a work
                   agreement; and









                 (b) a sponsorship obligation, that would otherwise be imposed
                     on the person by the regulations, is varied by a term of the
                     agreement;
               then, the person must satisfy the sponsorship obligation as so
               varied.
          (3) If:
                (a) a person (other than a Minister) is or was a party to a work
                    agreement; and
                (b) an obligation, identified in the agreement as a sponsorship
                    obligation, is imposed on the person by a term of the
                    agreement;
              then, the person must also satisfy the sponsorship obligation
              imposed by the term of the agreement.

               Sponsorship obligation regulations
          (4) The regulations may require a person to satisfy sponsorship
              obligations in respect of each visa holder sponsored by the person
              or generally.
          (5) Sponsorship obligations must be satisfied in the manner (if any)
              and within the period (if any) prescribed by the regulations.
          (6) Different kinds of sponsorship obligations may be prescribed for:
               (a) different kinds of visa (however described); and
               (b) different classes in relation to which a person may be, or may
                    have been, approved as a work sponsor or family sponsor.
          (7) The regulations cannot prescribe, as a sponsorship obligation, an
              obligation to pay the Commonwealth an amount relating to the cost
              of a person’s immigration detention.