E6.25 Breach of sponsorship

See also Immigration Act 2009, s 55

1. If costs are incurred by the Crown or a third party because any part of the maintenance, accommodation, or repatriation or deportation needs of a sponsored person were not met, the sponsor is considered to have breached their sponsorship undertakings.
2. Any costs incurred by the Crown or a third party as a result of a sponsor breaching their sponsorship undertakings, are considered to be a debt owed by the sponsor and are recoverable from that sponsor in a court of law.
3. A sponsor’s liability for any debt incurred to the Crown or a third party as a result of a breach of their sponsorship undertakings remains:
   1. after the end of the sponsorship period, until the debt is recovered; and
   2. regardless of the subsequent status of the sponsored person in New Zealand or the departure of the sponsored person from New Zealand.

Effective 29/11/2010