Report
Australia: Final report summarising the findings of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade's inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act is published
December 2017
...This report summarises the findings of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade’s (Committee) inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia undertaken by the Foreign Affairs and Aid Sub-Committee...
The Committee recommends that the Australian Government introduce a Modern Slavery Act in Australia. The Modern Slavery Act should include:
...provisions for an Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
...provisions for a mandatory supply chain reporting requirement that requires certain entities to report on modern slavery risks in their supply chains...