18. Inquiry into the Modern Slavery Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

This inquiry is now complete.

The Committee’s report was released on 21 June 2023 and is available under the “Reports” tab above.

The Government Response to the report is due on 21 October 2023 and, when published, will be available under the “Government Responses” tab above.

The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making a submission or participating in hearings.

For further information, please contact the Secretariat:

• By email (preferred): LAcommitteePA@parliament.act.gov.au

• By post: Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601

Terms of reference

At its meeting on 2 December 2020 (amended 4 August 2022), the Legislative Assembly resolved that:

‘all bills presented to the Assembly stand referred to the relevant standing committee for inquiry and report within two months from the presentation of the bill, except for those bills introduced in the last sitting week of the calendar year where the committee shall report in three months. Within 21 days of the presentation of the bill in the Assembly, the committee must decide whether or not to undertake an inquiry, and shall inform the Speaker of its decision, the Speaker must then arrange for all members to be notified. In the event that the subject matter of the bill makes it unclear which committee it should be referred to, the Speaker will determine the appropriate committee.’

The Modern Slavery Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 was presented in the Assembly on 28 March 2023 and referred to Standing Committee on Public Accounts (the Committee). The Committee resolved to undertake an inquiry into the Bill and the amendments which the Bill proposes. The Committee will report back to the Assembly by 28 May 2023.

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Public hearings

Wednesday 14 June 2023,  8:30 am - 2:00 pm

View Public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.

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