Regulation 1.08 — Compelling need to work

1.08 Compelling need to work For the purposes of these Regulations, a non-citizen has a compelling need to work if and only if:

(a) he or she is in financial hardship; or

(d) he or she:

(i) is an applicant for a Temporary Business Entry (Class UC) visa who seeks to satisfy the criteria for the grant of a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa; and

(ii) is identified in an approved nomination of an occupation made by:

(A) a standard business sponsor; or

(B) a former standard business sponsor; or

(C) a party to a labour agreement;

who is specified in the application for that visa; and

(iii) appears to the Minister, on the basis of information contained in the application, to satisfy the criteria for the grant of that visa.