# Criterion for approval as a temporary activities sponsor

> reg-2.60 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.60 Criterion for approval as a temporary activities sponsor
               For the purposes of subsection 140E(1) of the Act, the criterion that must be
               satisfied for the Minister to approve a person (the applicant) as a temporary
               activities sponsor is that the Minister is satisfied that:
                 (a) the applicant has applied for approval as a temporary activities sponsor in
                      accordance with the process referred to in regulation 2.61; and







                 (b) the applicant is not already a temporary activities sponsor; and
                 (c) the applicant is:
                        (i) an Australian organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia; or
                       (ii) a government agency; or
                      (iii) a foreign government agency; or
                      (iv) a sporting organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia; or
                       (v) a religious institution that is lawfully operating in Australia; or
                      (vi) a person who is the captain or owner of a superyacht, or an
                            organisation that operates a superyacht; or
                     (vii) a foreign organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia; and
                 (d) either:
                        (i) there is no adverse information known to Immigration about the
                            applicant or a person associated with the applicant; or
                       (ii) it is reasonable to disregard any adverse information known to
                            Immigration about the applicant or a person associated with the
                            applicant; and
                 (e) the applicant has the capacity to comply with the sponsorship obligations
                      applicable to a person who is or was a temporary activities sponsor.