Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800:section:245ayaa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 245AYAA
Character Range: 712466–713664

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.