BD9.25 Key Person

1. A key person is:
   1. in a company, any person occupying the position of a director of the company regardless whether they hold the title Director; or
   2. in a partnership, any partner; or
   3. in a sole trader, the sole trader; or
   4. in a trust, any trustee; or
   5. in a crown entity (including schools), a chief executive officer or school principal; or
   6. in a tertiary education facility, a vice-chancellor or chief executive; or
   7. in a body corporate or an unincorporated body, other than a company, partnership, or limited partnership, any person occupying a position in the body that is comparable with that of a director of a company; or
   8. any other person that occupies a position (including an unofficial, undocumented or undeclared position) in relation to the organisation that allows the person to exercise influence over the organisation or undertaking (for example a chief executive officer or other head person of the organisation, or a ‘shadow director’ who acts as a director or gives instructions to the appointed director(s) on how they should act), where such influence could result in non-compliance with employment or immigration regulatory standards.

Effective 24/11/2025