Section 245AYE — When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction—bar placed on approved work sponsor etc.
CurrentPart 2—Arrival, presence and departure of persons · Division 12—Offences etc. in relation to entry into, and remaining in, Australia · Subdivision E—Prohibited employers · Migration Act 1958
C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026
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- Provision
- Section 245AYE
- As in force on
- 4 June 2026
- Citation
- C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171
Section 245AYE — When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction—bar placed on approved work sponsor etc.
245AYE When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction— bar placed on approved work sponsor etc.
Bar placed on approved work sponsor
(1) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if:
(a) the person is an approved work sponsor; and
(b) a bar is placed on the person under paragraph 140M(1)(c) or (d); and
(c) either:
(i) the person has not requested the Minister to waive the bar in accordance with any regulations made for the purposes of section 140P; or
(ii) if the person has made such a request—the Minister has not waived the bar under subsection 140O(2).
Failure to comply with compliance notice
(2) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if:
(a) the person is or was an approved work sponsor; and
(b) a civil penalty order is made against the person in relation to a contravention of subsection 140RB(5).

