Section 245AG — Meaning of work and allows to work
CurrentPart 2—Arrival, presence and departure of persons · Division 12—Offences etc. in relation to entry into, and remaining in, Australia · Subdivision C—Offences and civil penalties in relation to work by non-citizens · Migration Act 1958
C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026
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Section 245AG — Meaning of work and allows to work
245AG Meaning of work and allows to work
(1) In this Subdivision:
work means any work, whether for reward or otherwise.
(2) In this Subdivision, a person allows a person to work if, and only if:
(a) the first person employs the second person under a contract of service; or
(b) the first person engages the second person, other than in a domestic context, under a contract for services; or
(ba) the first person participates in an arrangement, or any arrangement included in a series of arrangements, for the performance of work by the second person for:
(i) the first person; or
(ii) another participant in the arrangement or any such arrangement; or
(c) the first person bails or licenses a chattel to the second person or another person with the intention that the second person will use the chattel to perform a transportation service; or
(d) the first person leases or licenses premises, or a space within premises, to the second person or another person with the intention that the second person will use the premises or space to perform sexual services within the meaning of the Criminal Code (see the Dictionary to the Criminal Code); or
(e) the prescribed circumstances exist.
(3) In paragraph (2)(d): premises means:
(a) an area of land or any other place, whether or not it is enclosed or built on; or
(b) a building or other structure; or
(c) a vehicle or vessel.

