Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018

The review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 commenced on 24 August 2023.

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Date	Milestone
24 Aug 2023	Referred
05 Oct 2023	Submissions closed
30 Oct 2023	Hearing - Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney
20 Nov 2023	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
19 Dec 2023	Final Report
27 Feb 2024	Government Response to Final Report

No. 1 Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) NSW
No. 2 Project Paradigm
No. 3 The Law Society of New South Wales
No. 4 New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties (NSWCCL)
No. 5 National Retail Association
No. 6 Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
No. 7 Dr Martijn Boersma
No. 8 Office of the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner
No. 9 NSW Small Business Commissioner
No. 10 The Freedom Hub Ltd.
No. 11 New South Wales Bar Association
No. 12 Confidential
No. 13 Anti-Slavery Australia
No. 14 The SlaveCheck Foundation Limited
No. 15 Project Futures
No. 16 NSW Treasury
No. 17 Larissa Kaput

Date	Venue Details
30/10/2023	Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript
20/11/2023	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Erratum – Report No 1 – Modern Slavery Committee – Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018	27/03/2024
	Government response - Report No 1 - Modern Slavery Committee - Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018	27/02/2024
	Report No 1 - Modern Slavery Committee - Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018	19/12/2023

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2024-03-28	28/03/2024	Correspondence	Response to report no. 1 from Anti-slavery Commissioner
2023-12-19	19/12/2023	Media Release	Report tabled - Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018
2023-12-04	04/12/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Martijn Boersma, The University of Notre Dame Australia
2023-11-30	30/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Anti-Slavery Australia
2023-11-30	30/11/2023	Correspondence	Professor Jennifer Burn AM - clarification of transcript evidence
2023-11-29	29/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	New South Wales Bar Association
2023-11-28	28/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Procurement
2023-11-28	28/11/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Procurement
2023-11-27	27/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr James Cockayne, NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner
2023-11-27	27/11/2023	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr James Cockayne, NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner
2023-11-27	27/11/2023	Additional Information	Dr James Cockayne, NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner
2023-11-27	27/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Department of Communities and Justice
2023-11-27	27/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	The SlaveCheck Foundation
2023-11-27	27/11/2023	Additional Information	The SlaveCheck Foundation
2023-11-24	24/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	The Law Society of New South Wales
2023-11-21	21/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Project Paradigm
2023-11-16	16/11/2023	Correspondence	Ms Margaret Crawford PSM, Auditor-General for New South Wales
2023-11-15	15/11/2023	Media Release	Public Hearing on 20 November 2023
2023-10-30	30/10/2023	Tabled Document	NSW Government contract modern slavery clauses, tabled by Mr Stephen Blanks, Past President, NSW Council for Civil Liberties
2023-10-30	30/10/2023	Tabled Document	Correspondence from Mr Kevin Hyland OBE to Mr Paul Green, regarding the SlaveCheck Solution, tabled by Mr Paul Green, Chairman, The SlaveCheck Foundation
2023-10-30	30/10/2023	Tabled Document	SlaveCheck Foundation, information sheet regarding modern slavery and SlaveCheck's Profit for Purpose Model, tabled by Mr Paul Green, Chairman, The SlaveCheck Foundation
2023-10-23	23/10/2023	Media Release	Public Hearing on 30 October 2023
2023-08-25	25/08/2023	Media Release	New inquiry: Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018

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