What Australia Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (No. 153 of 2018) requires
The Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) No. 153 of 2018 is Australia's principal supply-chain transparency statute targeting modern slavery practices. The Act was in force from 1 January 2019. The Act is organised in four Parts plus endnotes. Part 1 (ss. 1-10) contains preliminary matters including the definitions in s. 4 of modern slavery covering eight categories: trafficking in persons, slavery, servitude, forced labour, debt bondage, deceptive recruiting for labour or services, forced marriage and the worst forms of child labour; the reporting entity threshold in s. 5 is an Australian entity or an entity carrying on business in Australia with consolidated revenue of at least AUD 100 million for the financial year. Part 2 (ss. 11-16A) imposes the annual Modern Slavery Statement obligation: s. 13 mandates seven mandatory reporting criteria - identify the reporting entity, describe its structure, operations and supply chains, identify potential modern slavery risks in operations and supply chains, describe the actions taken to assess and address those risks (including due diligence and remediation), describe how the entity assesses the effectiveness of those actions, describe consultation with controlled entities, and provide any other information the reporting entity considers relevant; s. 14 provides for joint Modern Slavery Statements by a group of reporting entities; s. 16 requires submission to the Modern Slavery Statements Register maintained by the Anti-Slavery Commissioner. Part 3 (ss. 17-20) governs access to the Register. Part 3A (ss. 20A-20Y inserted by Modern Slavery Amendment (Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner) Act 2024) establishes the Anti-Slavery Commissioner with engagement and reporting functions. Part 4 (ss. 21-25) addresses administrative provisions. From 1 January 2026 (post the 2024 amendments) the Commissioner has expanded powers and the threshold is set for review under s. 24.
Pillar: Sustainability & ESG · Authority: Office of Parliamentary Counsel (Commonwealth of Australia) via Federal Register of Legislation · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2018A00153/latest/text
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- Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) No. 153 of 2018, s. 3 - Objects of this Act
- Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth), s. 4 - Definitions of modern slavery (8 categories)
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