# Obligation to give information to Immigration when certain events occur

> reg-2.87CD — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.87CD Obligation to give information to Immigration when certain events
        occur
          (1) If an event mentioned in subregulation (2) occurs in relation to a person who is
              an approved family sponsor, the person must give details of the event to
              Immigration:
                (a) within 28 days of the event occurring; and
                (b) in the manner specified in an instrument under subregulation (3).
          (2) The events are the following:
               (a) a change to any information provided to Immigration whether in the
                   person’s application for approval as a family sponsor or otherwise;
               (b) the person is charged with, or convicted of, an offence;
               (c) a debt the person has incurred to the Commonwealth becomes overdue;
               (d) the person becomes the subject of an apprehended violence order, or a
                   similar order, issued under a law of a State or Territory or a foreign
                   country;
               (e) a person sponsored by the person dies.
          (3) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify a manner for the purposes
              of paragraph (1)(b).