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Australian Government Continues to Build on Border Protection Reforms

July 15, 2015

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By: Sarah Loch-Wilkinson

On 1 July 2015, the Australian Border Force (ABF) was established as a new agency within the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) following a merger of the government’s customs, immigration, and border protection functions. The government’s objective is that the integration of these functions will build on recent border protection reforms to protect the Australian community from transnational criminal threats while facilitating the lawful passage of goods and people across the border. The merger saw a mass exodus of senior immigration officials and the appointment of a former career police officer as Commissioner of the ABF.
 

The creation of the ABF as a front line operational agency within the DIBP reflects the Abbott government’s increasing focus on Australia’s border as a strategic national asset. From an immigration perspective, it is a further sign of the government’s commitment to monitoring and enforcement activities. Government departments are collaborating on monitoring and enforcement in the areas of taxation, working conditions, wages, and immigration compliance.

For example, in 2013, the Australian Tax Office and DIPB worked together to match data on 457 Visa Holders to identify potential fraud and non-compliance with lodgement and payment obligations. More recently, we understand that nationwide monitoring by the Fair Work Ombudsman uncovered suspected exploitation in a significant number of the migrant workers examined between October 2014 and January 2015. More than 100 cases were subsequently referred to immigration officials while at the same time the Fair Work Ombudsman launched its own investigations into violations of the Fair Work Act. Last month, a Melbourne business operator was fined more than AUD 228,000 by the Federal Circuit Court for underpaying a vulnerable migrant employee following an investigation and legal action taken by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Fragomen is also aware that immigration officials are issuing self-audit questionnaires to employer sponsors to assist in identifying compliance issues and to educate employers on their obligations. The self-audit process extends the government’s immigration monitoring presence and targets its resources to the areas of greatest concern.

Businesses employing foreign workers in Australia are encouraged to seek advice from their Fragomen advisor on their compliance obligations and any monitoring requests received from the Australian Border Force.

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