r 2.79 — Sponsorship — employer obligations — Migration Regulations 1994

2.79 Approved sponsor — obligations

(1) An approved sponsor must:

(a) ensure the sponsored worker is employed in the nominated occupation; and

(b) pay the sponsored worker terms and conditions of employment that are no less favourable than those applicable to Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents performing the same work in the same location (the equivalent terms obligation); and

(c) pay the costs of the sponsored worker's return travel to their home country if the worker's employment ends during the visa period and the worker requests the sponsor to pay; and

(d) not take any action that results in the worker incurring a liability to repay any of the sponsor's costs relating to the sponsorship or nomination (the no-recovery obligation).

Source: regulation 2.79, Migration Regulations 1994. See legislation.gov.au for the authoritative current text.