Section 245AYF — When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction—conviction of work-related offence etc.
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C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026
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- Section 245AYF
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- 4 June 2026
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- C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171
Section 245AYF — When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction—conviction of work-related offence etc.
245AYF When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction— conviction of work-related offence etc.
Conviction of work-related offence
(1) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if the person is convicted of a work-related offence.
Conviction of certain offences against humanity
(2) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if the Minister is satisfied that:
(a) the person has been convicted of an offence against the following provisions of the Criminal Code:
(i) Division 270 (other than section 270.7B or section 270.8 to the extent an offence against that section relates to an offence against section 270.7B);
(ii) Division 271 (other than Subdivision BA); and
(b) the person engaged in the relevant conduct in Australia; and
(c) the offence related, wholly or partly, to another person who, at the time the relevant conduct was engaged in, was a non-citizen (other than the holder of a permanent visa).
Conviction of certain offences against the Fair Work Act 2009 etc.
(3) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if the Minister is satisfied that:
(a) the person has been convicted of an offence against the Fair Work Act 2009, or a relevant workplace law, that is an offence of a kind prescribed by the regulations; and
(b) the offence related, wholly or partly, to a prescribed person who, at the time the relevant conduct was engaged in, was a non-citizen (other than the holder of a permanent visa); and
(c) any circumstances prescribed by the regulations apply in relation to the offence.

