We have a couple of visa products. A person who is certified as a victim of human trafficking can be given a trafficking visa to remain here, to escape the situation and to give evidence or not. The primary purpose of that visa is the protection of that person, to allow them to access welfare services and the like.
For people who report exploitation by their employer, we have a fast-track process to put them on what is called a migrant exploitation protection visa, which is an open work visa for six months, which allows them to move from the exploitative employer, find a new employer and get their immigration pathway back on track. The principal reason for that visa is for the person to escape the current exploitative situation. That also allows us to work with that person, to gather information from them, to see if they want to be a witness or even just provide information that allows us to take action against that employer. If we prosecute an employer for migrant exploitation, or even for some lesser charges, we can put them on a stand-down list to stop them from employing further migrants for six months.
