# Unclaimed money

> act-s140ZJ — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

140ZJ Unclaimed money
          (1) If a person who is or was an approved work sponsor has not paid
              an amount in relation to a sponsorship obligation because the
              person does not know the location of the intended recipient, the
              person may pay the amount to the Commonwealth.
          (2) The Commonwealth holds the amount in trust for the intended
              recipient.
          (3) Payment of the amount to the Commonwealth is a sufficient
              discharge to the person, as against the intended recipient, for the
              amount paid.