Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW)

Modern Slavery Act 2018 No 30

An Act to make provision with respect to slavery, slavery-like practices and human trafficking and to provide for the appointment and functions of an Anti-slavery Commissioner; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Modern Slavery Act 2018.

2 Commencement This Act commences on 1 January 2022.

3 Objects of Act The objects of this Act are as follows— (a) to combat modern slavery, (b) to provide assistance and support for victims of modern slavery, (c) to provide for an Anti-slavery Commissioner, (d) to provide for detection and exposure of modern slavery that may have occurred or be occurring or that is likely to occur, (e) to raise community awareness of, and provide for education and training about, modern slavery, (f) to encourage collaborative action to combat modern slavery, (g) to provide for the assessment of the effectiveness and appropriateness of laws prohibiting modern slavery and to improve the implementation and enforcement of such laws, (h) to provide for mandatory reporting of risks of modern slavery occurring in the supply chains of government agencies, (i) to make forced marriage of a child and certain slavery and slavery-like conduct offences in New South Wales, (j) to further penalise involvement in cybersex trafficking by making it an offence to administer a digital platform for the purpose of child abuse material or encourage another person to use a digital platform to deal with child abuse material, (k) to provide for education, training and guidance about identifying and addressing modern slavery taking place within supply chains of organisations.

4 Extraterritorial application (1) It is the intention of the Parliament that this Act apply within the State and outside the State to the full extent of the extraterritorial legislative capacity of the Parliament. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), it is the intention of the Parliament that the operation of this Act is, as far as possible, to include operation in relation to the following— (a) things situated in or outside the territorial limits of this State, (b) acts, transactions and matters done, entered into or occurring in or outside the territorial limits of this State, (c) things, acts, transactions and matters (wherever situated, done, entered into or occurring) that would, apart from this Act, be governed or otherwise affected by the law of another jurisdiction.