# Overview

> act-s245AA — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

245AA Overview
          (1) This Subdivision creates offences, and provides for civil penalties,
              to deal with the following situations:
               (aa) where a person coerces, or exerts undue influence or undue
                    pressure on, a lawful non-citizen to accept or agree to an
                    arrangement in relation to work:
                      (i) involving a breach of a work-related condition applying
                          to a visa held by the lawful non-citizen; or
                     (ii) to avoid an adverse effect on the lawful non-citizen’s
                          status as a lawful non-citizen; or
                    (iii) to satisfy certain requirements to provide information or
                          documents about work the lawful non-citizen has done
                          in Australia;
               (ab) where a person coerces, or exerts undue influence or undue
                    pressure on, an unlawful non-citizen to accept or agree to an
                    arrangement in relation to work to avoid an adverse effect on
                    the unlawful non-citizen’s continued presence in Australia;
                (a) where a person allows an unlawful non-citizen to work, or
                    refers an unlawful non-citizen for work;
                (b) where a person allows a non-citizen to work, or refers a
                    non-citizen for work, in breach of the non-citizen’s visa
                    conditions.
          (2) This Subdivision uses a number of terms that are defined in the
              following sections:
                (a) section 14 (defines unlawful non-citizen);
                (b) section 245AG (defines work and allows to work);
               (ba) section 245AGA (defines arrangement in relation to work);
                (c) section 245AH (defines exploited).
          (3) To avoid doubt, section 245AF sets out some circumstances in
              which this Subdivision does not apply.