Recommendations for reform of Australia's Modern Slavery Act

This blog post has been written by our colleagues at Allens. Our integrated alliance with Allens enables us to work closely together for the benefit of clients around the world.

On 25 May 2023, the Attorney-General's Department released the outcomes of the statutory review of the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (the Act). The report makes 30 recommendations for change which, if adopted, will mark a substantial strengthening in Australia's efforts to combat modern slavery, as well as creating more onerous due diligence and reporting requirements for companies caught by the regime.

The review reflects the trend of governments looking to voluntary frameworks such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights when considering how to uplift due diligence and reporting requirements for business.

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