# Civil penalty—failing to satisfy sponsorship obligations

> act-s140Q — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

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.