Section 140O — Migration Act 1958 (Cth)

Waiving a bar

(2) The Minister may, in prescribed circumstances, waive a bar placed on a person under section 140M.

(3) The regulations may prescribe the criteria to be taken into account by the Minister in determining whether to waive the bar.

(4) Different circumstances and different criteria may be prescribed for:

(a) different kinds of visa (however described); and

(b) different classes in relation to which a person may be, or may have been, approved as a work sponsor or family sponsor.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 140L — Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which sponsor may be barred or sponsor’s approval cancelled
s 140M — Cancelling approval as a sponsor or barring a sponsor
s 140N — Process for cancelling approval or barring approved sponsor
s 140P — Process for waiving a bar
s 140Q — Civil penalty—failing to satisfy sponsorship obligations
s 140RA — Enforceable undertakings

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