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Private Employment Agents (Code of Conduct) Regulation 2015
sch.1-sec.18No fee as condition of finding work
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sch.1-sec.18 No fee as condition of finding work
Other than as provided by the Industrial Relations Act 1999 , section 408D , a private employment agent must not seek or accept a fee, deposit or bond— from, or on behalf of, a work seeker in Australia as a condition of finding or attempting to find work for the work seeker outside Australia; or from, or on behalf of, a work seeker residing, or intending to reside, temporarily in Australia as a condition of finding or attempting to find work for the work seeker in Australia. Maximum penalty—14 penalty units.
- (a) from, or on behalf of, a work seeker in Australia as a condition of finding or attempting to find work for the work seeker outside Australia; or
- (b) from, or on behalf of, a work seeker residing, or intending to reside, temporarily in Australia as a condition of finding or attempting to find work for the work seeker in Australia.