New Zealand Acts

IMMIGRATION ACT 2009 - SECT 357

357 Penalties: employers

1 A person convicted of an offence against section 350(1) is liable to a fine not exceeding $50,000.

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3 A person convicted of an offence against section 351(1) is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years, a fine not exceeding $100,000, or both, if the offence relates to—

a) a temporary worker within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition of temporary worker in section 351(8) ; or

b) an unlawful employee within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition of unlawful employee in section 351(8) .

4 A person convicted of an offence against section 351(1) is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, a fine not exceeding $100,000, or both, if the offence relates to—

a) a temporary worker within the meaning of paragraph (b) of the definition of temporary worker in section 351(8) ; or

b) an unlawful employee within the meaning of paragraph (b) of the definition of unlawful employee in section 351(8) .

Note: 1987 No 74 ss 39(5), 39A(8)

History: Section 357(1): amended, on 6 January 2024, by section 13 of the Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Act 2023 (2023 No 36).   Section 357(2): repealed, on 6 January 2024, by section 13 of the Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Act 2023 (2023 No 36).     Section 357(3): replaced, on 7 May 2015, by section 88 of the Immigration Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 48).     Section 357(4): inserted, on 7 May 2015, by section 88 of the Immigration Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 48).