Section 245AYAA — Migration Act 1958: 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.