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Name of Resource | Modern slavery and global supply chains. Interim report of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade’s inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia |
Type | Report / analysis |
Country / jurisdiction | Australia |
Enacting authority | Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade |
Entry into force / date of approval | August 2017 |
Description | The report addresses how Australia can better combat modern slavery domestically and around the world in order to eradicate these exploitative practices. The document tries to answer the question of whether Australia should introduce a Modern Slavery Act similar to and improving on the United Kingdom’s Modern Slavery Act 2015. The interim report summarises and examines the operation of section 54 of the United Kingdom Modern Slavery Act and other international examples of supply chain reporting and due diligence requirements. It highlights the significant support from Australian businesses and organisations to introduce supply chain transparency reporting, and outlines many key principles identified by submitters and witnesses to consider in the development of any proposed legislation. |
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