# Meaning of allows a non-citizen to begin work

> act-s245AYC — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

245AYC Meaning of allows a non-citizen to begin work
          (1) A person allows a non-citizen to begin work at a particular time if,
              and only if:
                (a) the person employs the non-citizen by entering into a
                    contract of service at that time; or
               (b) the person engages the non-citizen by entering into a contract
                    for services at that time; or
                (c) the person begins at that time to participate in an
                    arrangement, or any arrangement included in a series of
                    arrangements, for the performance of work by the non-citizen
                    for:
                      (i) the person; or
                     (ii) another participant in the arrangement or any such
                          arrangement; or
               (d) the person enters into a contract at that time to bail or license
                    a chattel to the non-citizen or another person with the
                    intention that the non-citizen will use the chattel to perform a
                    transportation service; or
                (e) the person enters into a contract at that time to lease or
                    license premises, or a space within premises, to the
                    non-citizen or another person with the intention that the










                      non-citizen will use the premises or space to perform sexual
                      services (within the meaning of the Criminal Code); or
                  (f) the prescribed circumstances exist at that time.
               Note:      Other parts of speech and grammatical forms of “allows a non-citizen
                          to begin work” (for example, “the non-citizen is allowed to begin
                          work”) have a corresponding meaning (see section 18A of the Acts
                          Interpretation Act 1901).

          (2) In paragraph (1)(e):
               premises means:
                (a) an area of land or any other place, whether or not it is
                    enclosed or built on; or
                (b) a building or other structure; or
                (c) a vehicle or vessel.