Migration Regulations 1994

The applicant is:

in the case of an applicant who is not the holder of a substituted Subclass 600 visa:

the aged parent of a person (the child) who is a settled Australian citizen, settled Australian permanent resident or settled eligible New Zealand citizen; and

sponsored in accordance with subclause (2) or (3); or

in the case of an applicant who is the holder of a substituted Subclass 600 visa:

the parent of a person (the child) who is a settled Australian citizen, settled Australian permanent resident or settled eligible New Zealand citizen; and

sponsored in accordance with subclause (2) or (3).

If the child has turned 18, the applicant is sponsored by:

the child; or

the child’s cohabiting spouse or de facto partner, if the spouse or de facto partner:

has turned 18; and

is a settled Australian citizen, settled Australian permanent resident, or settled eligible New Zealand citizen.

If the child has not turned 18, the applicant is sponsored by:

the child’s cohabiting spouse, if that spouse:

has turned 18; and

is a settled Australian citizen, settled Australian permanent resident or settled eligible New Zealand citizen; or

a person who:

is a relative or guardian of the child; and

has turned 18; and

is a settled Australian citizen, settled Australian permanent resident, or settled eligible New Zealand citizen; or

if the child has a cohabiting spouse but the spouse has not turned 18—a person who:

is a relative or guardian of the child’s spouse; and

has turned 18; and

is a settled Australian citizen, or settled Australian permanent resident, or settled eligible New Zealand citizen; or

a community organisation.