Immigration News - Australia Australia updates addresses for sponsorship notifications Share this article LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) December 11, 2015 IMPACT – MEDIUM What is the change? Australia has provided a centralised email address for visa sponsors to use when sending notifications required under their sponsorship obligations. What does the change mean? Beginning 1 January, all notifications sent by email must be sent to sponsor.notifications@border.gov.au. Notifications sent by registered mail can be sent to one of the eight physical addresses listed below. Implementation time frame: 1 January 2016. Who is affected: Anyone sponsoring a foreign national on an Australian visa. Background: Notifications can be sent to the centralised email address or by registered mail to one of these addresses: New South Wales Sponsor Monitoring GPO Box 9984 Sydney NSW 2001 Victoria Sponsor Monitoring GPO Box 241 Melbourne VIC 3001 Queensland Sponsor Monitoring GPO Box 9984 Brisbane QLD 4001 Western Australia Sponsor Monitoring Locked Bag 7 Northbridge WA 6865 South Australia Sponsor Monitoring GPO Box 2399 Adelaide SA 5001 Northern Territory Sponsor Monitoring GPO Box 864 Darwin NT 0801 Australian Capital Territory Sponsor Monitoring GPO Box 717 Canberra ACT 2601 Tasmania Sponsor Monitoring GPO Box 794 Hobart TAS 7001 Notification must be provided when an event specified in subregulation 2.84(3) occurs. Such events include, but are not limited to, the cessation or expected cessation of the visa holder’s employment; a change in the visa holder’s work duties; a change in the visa holder’s address or contact information; and certain high-level personnel changes at a sponsoring company. BAL Analysis: Sponsors should take note of the change and make sure that beginning 1 January they send notifications to the appropriate email or physical address. This alert has been provided by BAL Australia. For additional information, please contact australia@bal.com. MARN: 9683856 Copyright © 2016 Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. All rights reserved. Reprinting or digital redistribution to the public is permitted only with the express written permission of Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. For inquiries please contact copyright@bal.com.