Information Sharing - Protecting vulnerable visa holders

Taskforce Cadena was established in June 2015 to protect temporary visa holders against fraud and exploitation.

This Taskforce, led by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and the Fair Work Ombudsman, will work with relevant agencies to detect, investigate and prosecute the exploitation of vulnerable visa holders in the workplace, including the exploitation of workers to perform unlawful unpaid work.

The exposure draft proposes to list Taskforce Cadena as a prescribed taskforce. This will enable taxation officers to share taxpayer information with Taskforce Cadena agencies on an ongoing basis.