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StatuteMigration Act 1958

Section 140ZJ — Migration Act 1958: Unclaimed money

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(1) If a person who is or was an approved work sponsor has not paid an amount in relation to a sponsorship obligation because the person does not know the location of the intended recipient, the person may pay the amount to the Commonwealth. (2) The Commonwealth holds the amount in trust for the intended recipient. (3) Payment of the amount to the Commonwealth is a sufficient discharge to the person, as against the intended recipient, for the amount paid.

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