2010 Howells Review of Employer Sanctions

Report of the 2010 Review of the Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Act 2007

On 21 May 2010, the former Minister (Evans) appointed independent legal expert Mr Stephen Howells to review the penalties prescribed under the Migration Act 1958 that face Australian employers who recruit illegal workers. The report of the review was finalised on 2 March 2011, and released on Thursday 21 July 2011.
See: Report of the 2010 Review of the Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Act 2007 (900KB PDF file)

The media release of the announcement of the report is available on the Minister for Immigration and Citizeship's website.
See: Media Releases

Providing comment

The official stakeholder consultation period has now closed. The Department would like to thank all those that made submissions during this process for their input.