# Disclosure of personal information by Minister—approved family sponsors etc.

> reg-2.103A — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.103A Disclosure of personal information by Minister—approved family
          sponsors etc.

               Information about visa holders or former visa holders
          (1) For the purposes of subsection 140ZH(1A) of the Act, the kinds of information
              about a holder, or former holder, of a Subclass 870 (Sponsored Parent
              (Temporary)) visa that may be disclosed by the Minister in accordance with that
              subsection are:
                (a) information relating to a failure to comply with a visa condition; and
               (b) information about the immigration status of the visa holder or former visa
                    holder; and
                (c) information about costs incurred by the Commonwealth in relation to the
                    visa holder or former visa holder; and
               (d) information about an allegation made by the visa holder or former visa
                    holder (or presumed to be made by the visa holder or former visa holder)
                    that:
                      (i) an approved family sponsor, or a former approved family sponsor, of
                          the visa holder or former visa holder has failed to satisfy a
                          sponsorship obligation under Subdivision 2.19.2 (which deals with
                          sponsorship obligations of approved family sponsors etc.); or
                     (ii) a circumstance prescribed under section 140L of the Act may exist in
                          relation to an approved family sponsor, or former approved family
                          sponsor, of the visa holder or former visa holder; and
                (e) information about a debt, relating to the visa holder or former visa holder,
                    owed by an approved family sponsor or former approved family sponsor.

               Information about approved family sponsors or former approved family sponsors
          (2) For the purposes of subsection 140ZH(1A) of the Act, the kinds of information
              about an approved family sponsor, or former approved family sponsor, of a
              holder or former holder of a Subclass 870 (Sponsored Parent (Temporary)) visa
              that may be disclosed by the Minister in accordance with that subsection are:
                (a) information relating to a failure, or a possible failure, to satisfy a
                    sponsorship obligation prescribed under subsection 140H(1) of the Act;
                    and
                (b) information that a circumstance prescribed under section 140L of the Act
                    (which is about circumstances in which an approved sponsor may be barred
                    or an approved sponsor’s approval cancelled) may exist; and
                (c) information about a warning given in relation to the possible existence of a
                    circumstance prescribed under section 140L of the Act (which is about
                    circumstances in which an approved sponsor may be barred or an approved
                    sponsor’s approval cancelled); and
                (d) information about an action taken under section 140M of the Act (which is
                    about cancelling approval as an approved sponsor or barring such a
                    sponsor); and









                 (e) information about a pecuniary penalty imposed for a contravention of
                      section 140Q of the Act (which is a civil penalty provision about failing to
                      satisfy sponsorship obligations); and
                  (f) information about a warning given in relation to a possible contravention of
                      section 140Q of the Act (which is a civil penalty provision about failing to
                      satisfy sponsorship obligations); and
                 (g) information about an infringement notice issued under section 506A of the
                      Act; and
                 (h) information provided to the Minister in accordance with
                      regulation 2.87CC; and
                  (i) information provided to Immigration in accordance with
                      regulation 2.87CD; and
                  (j) information relevant to the performance of a function by a Commonwealth,
                      State or Territory agency of a kind mentioned in subregulation (4).

               Prescribed visa
          (3) For the purposes of column 2 of items 1, 2 and 5 of the table in
              subsection 140ZH(1A) of the Act, the Subclass 870 (Sponsored Parent
              (Temporary)) visa is prescribed.

               Prescribed agencies
          (4) For the purposes of column 3 of items 1 to 5 of the table in
              subsection 140ZH(1A) of the Act, a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency
              responsible for the regulation of one or more of the following matters is
              prescribed:
                (a) health;
                (b) law enforcement;
                (c) public safety;
                (d) taxation.