The best description of your right to work in Australia depends on your immigration and citizenship status. You have the right to work in Australia if:
- You are an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
- You are a New Zealand citizen.
- You hold a valid visa that explicitly grants permission to work in Australia.
To prove your right to work, you may need to provide acceptable documentation such as an Australian or New Zealand passport, Australian birth certificate with photo ID, Australian citizenship certificate, evidence of permanent residence (such as a visa verified by the Australian Visa Entitlement Verification Online system), or a valid work visa with work rights.
If you have a visa, not all allow you to work, so checking your visa conditions is critical, for example via the VEVO system. Employers are required by law to verify the right to work to avoid severe penalties for employing people without valid work rights.
In summary, the statement that best describes your right to work in Australia is that you must have Australian citizenship, permanent residency, or a valid visa with permission to work, and you must be able to prove this with official documentation.
