Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 137Q

Employment does not commence

  (1)   The Minister may cancel a regional sponsored employment visa held by a person if:

  (a)   the Minister is satisfied that the person has not commenced the employment referred to in the relevant employer nomination within the period prescribed by the regulations; and

  (b)   the person does not satisfy the Minister that he or she has made a genuine effort to commence that employment within that period.

Employment terminates within 2 years

  (2)   The Minister may cancel a regional sponsored employment visa held by a person if:

  (a)   the Minister is satisfied that:

  (i)   the person commenced the employment referred to in the relevant employer nomination (whether or not within the period prescribed by the regulations); and

  (ii)   the employment terminated within the period (the required employment period ) of 2 years starting on the day the person commenced that employment; and

  (b)   the person does not satisfy the Minister that he or she has made a genuine effort to be engaged in that employment for the required employment period.

Regional sponsored employment visa

  (3)   In this section:

"regional sponsored employment visa" means a visa of a kind that:

  (a)   is included in a class of visas that has the words "Employer Nomination" in its title; and

  (b)   is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.