Monitoring of Business Sponsors

Employers who are approved as a sponsor will be monitored to ensure that they are complying with their sponsorship obligations.
See:
Employer Obligations
Subclass 457 – Sponsorship Obligations Frequently Asked Questions – Sponsors

Possible sanction action

Where sponsors fail to satisfy their sponsorship obligations, the department may:

• bar the sponsor, or former sponsor, from sponsoring any more employees
  
• bar the sponsor, or former sponsor, from making further sponsorship applications
  
• cancel the sponsorship
• issue the sponsor with an Infringement Notice
• apply to a court for a civil penalty order.

See: Sanctions

When a sponsoring employer's obligations commence and cease

The various sponsorship obligations for Subclass 457 sponsors commence and cease at different times.
See: Employer Obligations