Government response to Parliamentary inquiries conducted on modern slavery and human trafficking

Modern slavery

Publication date

14 December 2021

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Australian Government response to the PJCLE report: An inquiry into human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like practices [PDF 782.71 KB]

Australian Government response to the JSCFADT reports: Hidden in Plain Sight: An inquiry into Establishing a Modern Slavery Act [PDF 804.34 KB]

Australian Government response to the JSCFADT report: Compassion, Not Commerce: An Inquiry into Human Organ Trafficking [PDF 594.24 KB]

Three Parliamentary inquiries have been conducted on modern slavery and human trafficking:

On 18 July 2017, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement (PJCLE) released its report, An inquiry into human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like practices with 20 recommendations for Government action.
On 7 December 2017, the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (JSCFADT) released its final report, Hidden in Plain Sight: An Inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia with 49 recommendations for Government action. JSCFADT also released an interim report, Modern Slavery and global supply chains, in August 2017.
On 3 December 2018, the JSCFADT released its report, Compassion, Not Commerce: An Inquiry into Human Organ Trafficking and Organ Transplant Tourism with 12 recommendations for Government action.