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Immigration Daily News Marking new modern slavery offences - 10 years on - On the 10th anniversary of introduction of modern slavery offences the Fed Govt is announcing $2.7million in grants funding for organisations to prevent crimes & support victimsAustralian Immigration Daily News
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Marking new modern slavery offences - 10 years on - On the 10th anniversary of introduction of modern slavery offences the Fed Govt is announcing $2.7million in grants funding for organisations to prevent crimes & support victims
Quotes Attributable to Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus:
In 2013 the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Act 2013 inserted new offences of forced marriage and harbouring a victim, and the standalone offences of forced labour and organ trafficking into the Criminal Code. The legislation also amended existing definitions to capture a range of slavery-like exploitative practices and forms of coercion.
These new laws made clear there is no place for modern slavery in Australia and empowered law enforcement agencies to disrupt, investigate and prosecute these crimes. A decade on from becoming a criminal offence in Australia forced marriage is now the most reported slavery-like offence to the Australian Federal Police.
Source: Marking-new-modern-slavery-offences---10-years-on.pdf
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