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Private Employment Agents (Code of Conduct) Regulation 2015
sch.1-sec.17Dealings with overseas placements
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sch.1-sec.17 Dealings with overseas placements
A private employment agent must not refer a work seeker to a person in another country who is looking for workers if the work seeker— is not entitled to work in the country; or does not have a reasonable prospect of obtaining permission to work in the country. Maximum penalty—14 penalty units.
- (a) is not entitled to work in the country; or
- (b) does not have a reasonable prospect of obtaining permission to work in the country.