Migration Regulations 1994

If the applicant is an applicant referred to in subclause 309.211(2), the applicant is sponsored:

if the applicant’s spouse or de facto partner has turned 18—by that spouse or de facto partner; or

if the applicant’s spouse has not turned 18—by a parent or guardian of that spouse who:

has turned 18; and

is an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen.

If the applicant is an applicant referred to in subclause 309.211(3), the applicant is sponsored:

if the applicant’s intended spouse has turned 18—by that intended spouse; or

if the applicant’s intended spouse has not turned 18—by a parent or guardian of that intended spouse who:

has turned 18; and

is an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen.