Section 245AYI — When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction—contravention of term of enforceable undertaking etc.
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C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171As in force on 4 June 2026
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- C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171
Section 245AYI — When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction—contravention of term of enforceable undertaking etc.
245AYI When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction— contravention of term of enforceable undertaking etc.
Undertaking in relation to contravention of civil remedy provision (within the meaning of the Fair Work Act 2009)
(1) A person (the first person) is subject to a migrant worker sanction if the Minister is satisfied that:
(a) the Fair Work Ombudsman has accepted an undertaking given by the first person under section 715 of the Fair Work
Act 2009 in relation to a contravention of a civil remedy provision (within the meaning of that Act); and
(b) a court has made one or more orders under subsection 715(7) of that Act in relation to the undertaking; and
(c) the contravention related, wholly or partly, to another person who, at the time of the contravention, was a non-citizen (other than the holder of a permanent visa).
(2) A person (the first person) is subject to a migrant worker sanction if the Minister is satisfied that:
(a) the Fair Work Ombudsman has accepted an undertaking given by the first person under section 715 of the Fair Work Act 2009 in relation to a contravention of a civil remedy provision (within the meaning of that Act); and
(b) all of the following apply:
(i) the undertaking has not been withdrawn;
(ii) an application for an order under subsection 715(7) of that Act in relation to the undertaking has not been made;
(iii) a court has not made one or more orders under that subsection in relation to the undertaking; and
(c) the contravention related, wholly or partly, to another person who, at the time of the contravention, was a non-citizen (other than the holder of a permanent visa); and
(d) the first person has contravened a term of the undertaking.
Undertaking in relation to contravention relating to advertisement of rates of pay
(3) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if the Minister is satisfied that:
(a) the Fair Work Ombudsman has accepted an undertaking given by the person under section 715 of the Fair Work Act 2009 in relation to a contravention of subsection 536AA(1) or (2) of that Act (employer obligations in relation to advertising rates of pay); and
(b) a court has made one or more orders under subsection 715(7) of that Act in relation to the undertaking.
(4) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if the Minister is satisfied that:
(a) the Fair Work Ombudsman has accepted an undertaking given by the person under section 715 of the Fair Work Act 2009 in relation to a contravention of subsection 536AA(1) or (2) of that Act (employer obligations in relation to advertising rates of pay); and
(b) all of the following apply:
(i) the undertaking has not been withdrawn;
(ii) an application for an order under subsection 715(7) of that Act in relation to the undertaking has not been made;
(iii) a court has not made one or more orders under that subsection in relation to the undertaking; and
(c) the person has contravened a term of the undertaking.

