This Legislative Instrument supports the framework established by Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) by specifying the manner in which an approved family sponsor must notify the department responsible for Immigration (the Department) when there has been a material change in the circumstances of the approved sponsor as required by subregulation 2.87CD(1).
The new instrument making power is provided by the Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa and Other Measures) Regulations 2019, which requires approval of sponsorship before a valid visa application for a Sponsored Parent (Temporary) (subclass 870) visa can be made.
Under this framework, approved family sponsors are required to agree to obligations to notify the Department if there are material changes in their circumstances that could affect the welfare and wellbeing of their sponsored parents.
For the purposes of subregulation 2.87CD(3), this legislative instrument specifies the correct channel for notifying the Department, that is, via sponsor’s online account with the Department. This instrument is necessary to enable sponsors comply with the requirements of subregulation 2.87CD(1)
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