Section 241 — Offence to arrange pretended de facto relationship to obtain permanent residence
CurrentPart 2—Arrival, presence and departure of persons · Division 12—Offences etc. in relation to entry into, and remaining in, Australia · Subdivision B—Offences relating to abuse of laws allowing spouses etc. of Australian citizens or of permanent residents to become permanent residents · Migration Act 1958
C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026
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- C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171
Section 241 — Offence to arrange pretended de facto relationship to obtain permanent residence
241 Offence to arrange pretended de facto relationship to obtain permanent residence
(1) If a person knows or believes on reasonable grounds that 2 other persons are not de facto partners of each other, the person must not make arrangements that make, or help to make, it look as if those other persons are such de facto partners with the intention of assisting one of those other persons to get a stay visa by appearing to satisfy a criterion for the visa because of being such de facto partners.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
(2) Subsection (1) applies whether or not the intention is achieved.