Under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Modern Slavery Act), large entities based or operating in the Australian market with an annual consolidated revenue of at least A$100 million are required to submit annual modern slavery statements describing their actions to assess and address modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains. Statements are publicly available online on the Modern Slavery Statements Register.

On 2 December 2024, the Australian Government released its response to the Report of the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth): The first three years (the review). The government’s response agrees, in full, part, or in principle, to 25 of the 30 recommendations from the review.

The Australian Government has commenced consultations on relevant review recommendations.