# Objects of this Subdivision

> act-s245AYAA — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

245AYAA Objects of this Subdivision
          (1) The objects of this Subdivision are as follows:
               (a) to protect, to the extent possible, non-citizens (other than
                   holders of permanent visas) from being exploited, or further
                   exploited, by employers;
               (b) to ensure that such non-citizens are not exposed to employers
                   or workplaces that have engaged in serious, deliberate or
                   repeated non-compliance with certain laws;
               (c) to ensure that non-compliance is dealt with in a way that
                   considers the impact of any sanctions on such non-citizens,
                   the employer and the community as a whole.
          (2) This Subdivision aims to achieve its objects by:
               (a) empowering the Minister to declare persons to be prohibited
                    employers; and
               (b) requiring the Minister to ensure that imposing such a
                    prohibition, including the duration of such a prohibition, is
                    proportionate to the person’s misconduct; and








                 (c) requiring the Minister to consider the impact on non-citizens
                     (other than holders of permanent visas) of making such a
                     declaration; and
                 (d) encouraging employers to demonstrate their ability to:
                       (i) remediate their non-compliance; and
                      (ii) comply with the law relating to migrant worker
                           sanctions in the future.