# When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction—contravention of certain civil penalty provisions etc.

> act-s245AYG — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

245AYG When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction—
        contravention of certain civil penalty provisions etc.

               Contravention of certain civil penalty provisions of this Act
          (1) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if:
               (a) a civil penalty order has been made against the person in
                   relation to the contravention of a work-related provision; or
               (b) both of the following apply:
                     (i) a civil penalty order has been made against the person in
                         relation to a contravention of another civil penalty
                         provision prescribed by the regulations;
                    (ii) 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).

               Contravention of certain provisions of relevant workplace law
          (2) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if the Minister is
              satisfied that:
                (a) a court has made an order under a relevant workplace law
                     that the person pay a pecuniary penalty for a contravention of
                     a provision of that law; and
                (b) the provision is prescribed by the regulations; and
                (c) the order was not made in criminal proceedings; and
                (d) the contravention related, wholly or partly, to a prescribed
                     person who, at the time of the contravention, was a
                     non-citizen (other than the holder of a permanent visa); and








                  (e) any circumstances prescribed by the regulations apply in
                      relation to the contravention of the provision.