Being exploited at work on a temporary visa –
At the Migrant Workers’ Taskforce meeting on 25 January 2017, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and FWO agreed that if you hold a temporary visa with work rights and have not complied with your visa conditions due to workplace exploitation, we will generally not cancel your visa, detain or remove you from Australia if you have:
•sought advice or assistance from the FWO and you are assisting them with their inquiries
•not complied with the work-related conditions only and there is no other basis for visa cancellation
•committed to abiding by visa conditions in the future.
For more information see: Workplace rights for all visa holders working in Australia.