Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 245AYC

  (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.