Obligation to pay outstanding public health debt of sponsored person reg-2.87CE โ€” as in force on 2026-06-01 โ€” F2026C00497 ยท Compilation No. 287 โ€” https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text 2.87CE Obligation to pay outstanding public health debt of sponsored person (1) This regulation applies to a person (the first person) who is or was the parent sponsor of another person (the sponsored person). (2) If: (a) the sponsored person has an outstanding public health debt; and (b) the debt relates to an expense incurred by the sponsored person: (i) during the period in which the first person is the parent sponsor of the sponsored person; or (ii) during the period after the first person ceases to be the parent sponsor of the sponsored person but before the sponsored person next leaves Australia or is granted a permanent visa; the first person must, as soon as practicable, pay the debt in full.