The business of slavery: information about criminal risks for in-house counsel
Mark Burton (2018). In a global economy, Australia is exposed to slavery through trade, migration and tourism.
It is a crime to reduce a person to slavery, with intent or recklessly. Business and other organisations must develop systems and a culture to keep them free of slavery. Directors and managers can be liable for slavery in their business.
The next national steps on the Modern Slavery Act: Government can protect Australians from the crime of slavery through the Criminal Code
Australia’s Modern Slavery Act 2018 came into effect on 1 January 2019. It complements the existing Criminal Code on the serious crimes of slavery and human trafficking (Division 270 and 271). This Commonwealth legislation is an important step forward, but the Morrison Government rejected key parts of the advice from […]