# Criteria for variation of terms of approval—parent sponsor

> reg-2.68K — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.68K Criteria for variation of terms of approval—parent sponsor
          (1) This regulation is made for the purposes of paragraph 140GA(2)(b) of the Act.
          (2) If a parent sponsor applies for a variation of the term of the parent sponsor’s
              approval that is referred to in subregulation 2.64B(1), the Minister must vary the
              term if the Minister is satisfied that:
                (a) the parent sponsor has applied for the variation in accordance with the
                    process referred to in regulation 2.66; and
                (b) the approval of the parent sponsor has effect in relation to only one
                    specified person (the currently sponsored parent); and
                (c) the effect of the variation will be that the approval will have effect in
                    relation to a second specified person (the additional parent) who is a
                    permitted sponsored person in relation to the parent sponsor; and
                (d) one or more of the following applies in relation to each previously
                    sponsored parent (if any) in relation to the parent sponsor:
                       (i) the parent is the additional parent;
                      (ii) the parent holds a permanent visa;
                     (iii) the parent held a Subclass 870 (Sponsored Parent (Temporary)) visa
                           that has ceased to be in effect and has left Australia; and
                (e) either:
                       (i) none of the persons specified in subregulation (3) have an outstanding
                           public health debt; or









                       (ii) if any one or more of those persons have an outstanding public health
                            debt, each such debt has been paid in full or appropriate arrangements
                            have been made for its payment; and
                  (f) the parent sponsor has agreed that information about the parent sponsor
                      provided in relation to the application may be disclosed to the additional
                      parent; and
                 (g) either:
                        (i) there is no adverse information known to Immigration about the
                            parent sponsor or a person associated with the parent sponsor; or
                       (ii) it is reasonable to disregard any such information; and
                 (h) either:
                        (i) the parent sponsor has not failed to satisfy a sponsorship obligation
                            under Subdivision 2.19.2 (which deals with sponsorship obligations of
                            approved family sponsors etc.) relating to the parent sponsor’s
                            sponsorship of the currently sponsored parent; or
                       (ii) it is reasonable to disregard any such failure.
          (3) The following persons are specified for the purposes of paragraph (2)(e):
               (a) the parent sponsor;
               (b) if the parent sponsor has a spouse or de facto partner—the spouse or de
                   facto partner;
               (c) the currently sponsored parent;
               (d) the additional parent;
               (e) a previously sponsored parent (if any) in relation to the parent sponsor.
          (4) If the Minister varies the term, the additional parent is taken to be specified in the
              approval for the purposes of the Act and these Regulations.