Eligibility to be approved sponsor
19AI Eligibility to be approved sponsor
An individual is eligible to be an approved sponsor for a type of work and development order if—
the individual is able to appropriately carry out the functions of an approved sponsor as provided for under the Act, part 3B; and
the individual is able to maintain public confidence in the integrity of the work and development order program; and
the individual, or a supervisor for the individual, has appropriate qualifications, training or relevant experience for the proposed activities; and
the individual has suitable insurance cover for the proposed activities; and
if the proposed activities are medical or mental health treatment—the individual is a health practitioner.
An entity, other than an individual, is eligible to be an approved sponsor for a type of work and development order if—
the entity is able to appropriately carry out the functions of an approved sponsor as provided for under the Act, part 3B; and
the entity is able to maintain public confidence in the integrity of the work and development order program; and
the entity, or a supervisor for the entity, has appropriate qualifications, training or relevant experience for the proposed activities; and
the entity has suitable insurance cover for the proposed activities; and
the entity has—
a funding agreement relevant to the proposed activities; or
appropriate governance and a quality and risk management system that demonstrate the entity’s capacity to comply with a funding agreement relevant to the proposed activities; and
the entity has—
a complaints management and resolution system; and
an incident management system; and
if the entity is a for-profit organisation—the organisation’s objective, governance and funding are consistent with carrying out the functions of an approved sponsor; and
if the entity is a general practice—the persons providing proposed activities are health practitioners.
In this section—
funding agreement means a written agreement between an entity and a department or the Commonwealth government under which the department or Commonwealth government provides funding to the entity for the provision of a product or service to the community.
general practice means a business providing health services provided by health practitioners.
health practitioner see the Act, section 32G(3).
proposed activities, for an entity as an approved sponsor, means the proposed activities for the types of work and development order for which the entity would be an approved sponsor.
supervisor, for an entity, means another entity who, on behalf of the entity, supervises an individual for the individual’s work and development order.
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