When a person is subject to a migrant worker sanction—conviction of work‑related offence etc.
Conviction of work‑related offence (1) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if the person is convicted of a work‑related offence. Conviction of certain offences against humanity (2) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the person has been convicted of an offence against the following provisions of the Criminal Code: (i) Division 270 (other than section 270.7B or section 270.8 to the extent an offence against that section relates to an offence against section 270.7B); (ii) Division 271 (other than Subdivision BA); and (b) the person engaged in the relevant conduct in Australia; and (c) the offence related, wholly or partly, to another person who, at the time the relevant conduct was engaged in, was a non‑citizen (other than the holder of a permanent visa). Conviction of certain offences against the Fair Work Act 2009 etc. (3) A person is subject to a migrant worker sanction if the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the person has been convicted of an offence against the Fair Work Act 2009, or a relevant workplace law, that is an offence of a kind prescribed by the regulations; and (b) the offence related, wholly or partly, to a prescribed person who, at the time the relevant conduct was engaged in, was a non‑citizen (other than the holder of a permanent visa); and (c) any circumstances prescribed by the regulations apply in relation to the offence.
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