IN CONFIDENCE

Employer Accreditation – Assessing viability and type of accreditation:

The Employer Accreditation application form requires an employer to declare whether they meet
one of four key financial indicators under WA2.10.1(b):

i.
have not made a loss (before depreciation and tax) over the last 24 months; or
ii.
have a positive cash flow for each of the last 6 months; or
iii.
have sufficient capital and/or external investment (for example funding from a
founder, parent company or trust) to ensure the employer’s business remains viable
and ongoing; or
iv.
have a credible, minimum two-year plan (for example by having contracts for work)
to ensure the employer’s business remains viable and ongoing.
s6(c)
INZ has identified opportunities to revise BAU settings in the Employer Accreditation gateway to
allow INZ to undertake more robust assessments to better identify instances of non-viable
businesses obtaining Employer Accreditation or obtaining the wrong type of Employer Accreditation.
s6(c)

Part 1: Viable and genuinely operating business or organisation:
s6(c)

IN CONFIDENCE

Initial Checks:
s6(c)
Employers that are…
Relevant factor
s6(c)
Having completed the initial checks and having taken into account al of the information
available to you, is there sufficient information to be satisfied that the employer’s
declaration can be accepted at face value?

Yes
Clearly document in general notes the why you are satisfied
No
Proceed to the next section “requesting supporting financial documents”
Raise an assessment concern in ADEPT

IN CONFIDENCE

Requesting supporting financial documents

Review the declaration made in the Employer Accreditation application form
If the employer has
Then request
Then consider the response
declared
They have not made
a loss over the last
24 months
s6(c)
they have had
positive cashflow for
each of the last six
months
they have sufficient
capital and/or
external investment
to remain viable and
ongoing

IN CONFIDENCE

s6(c)
they have a credible
minimum two-year
plan to remain
viable and ongoing

Having reviewed the employer’s declaration and the supporting financial documents, are you satisfied that the employer is viable and genuinely operating as per WA2.10.1(b)?

Yes
Clearly document why you are satisfied in your rationale
No
PPI

IN CONFIDENCE

Part 2: Identify incorrect selection of accreditation type by employers
Indicators of a franchise or triangular business to be assessed:
s6(c)
Steps for Immigration Officers to follow when assessing the selection of the accreditation type by
employers:
s6(c)

  Having completed the above checks, does it appear the employer may meet the definition
of a Franchisee or Triangular Employer (WA2.60.15/20)?

Unclear  RFI
Yes
PPI
No
Continue assessing the application - Record a general note documenting checks
done

IN CONFIDENCE

Resources:
Verification toolkit contains general and industry specific resources to help you identify and mitigate
risk

Steps assessing genuiness and viabil ity.pdf
Unsustainable Employment / Assessing Employer Sustainability
SBFAs are happy to assist us with any tricky cases. Fol ow the SBFA referrals process
Training material for financial statements are available on Learn

Steps Steps for assessing business genuineness
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