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Immigration Act 2009

Offences, penalties, and proceedings - Infringement offences

364B: Infringement fine for prescribed employment infringement offences

You could also call this:

“Fines for breaking employment rules when hiring workers”

If you commit an employment infringement offence that is listed in the regulations, you might have to pay a fine. The court can make you pay a fine that is up to twice as much as the infringement fee. An infringement fee is a set amount of money you have to pay when you break certain rules. So, if you break a rule about employing people that’s in the regulations, you could end up paying twice as much as the usual fee.

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Part 10 Offences, penalties, and proceedings
Infringement offences

364BInfringement fine for prescribed employment infringement offences

  1. The maximum fine that can be imposed by the court in relation to an employment infringement offence prescribed in regulations is double the amount of the infringement fee.

Notes
  • Section 364B: inserted, on , by section 9 of the Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Act 2023 (2023 No 36).