Modern Slavery Act 2018

The Commissioner is required to prepare, within the period of 4 months after 30 June in each year, a report of the Commissioner’s operations during the year ended on that 30 June and furnish the report to the Minister. The report is to be furnished to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament within 14 sitting days after it is given to the Minister.

A report by the Commissioner under this section must include the following—

a description of the Commissioner’s activities during that year in relation to each of the Commissioner’s functions,

a review of progress on implementation of the strategic plan relevant to the period to which the report relates,

an evaluation of the response of relevant government agencies to the recommendations of the Commissioner,

any recommendations for changes in the laws of the State, or for administrative action, that the Commissioner considers should be made as a result of the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions.

In particular, and without limiting subsection (2) (c), the report is to include a review of the following—

the extent to which the government of NSW has provided mandatory training on modern slavery to front-line government agencies and the public generally during the year,

the extent to which the government of NSW has implemented changes in the information and communications technology use policies applicable to government agencies to prohibit the viewing of child abuse material and provided clear guidelines for responding to failures to comply with those policies during the year,

action by the Department of Communities and Justice during the year to develop a system of support (including provision of accommodation) for victims of forced under-age marriage, irrespective of whether any offence against the victim has been prosecuted.

The Commissioner may, at any time, make a report on any particular issue or general matter relating to the Commissioner’s functions and furnish the report to the Minister who is to furnish the report to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament.

The Commissioner is to make a special report to the Minister on any particular issue or general matter requested by the Minister. The special report may be furnished by the Minister to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament.

A report given to the Presiding Officer of a House of Parliament under this section, or section 22(3), must be laid before the House within 5 sitting days of the House after it is received by the Presiding Officer.

If the House is not sitting, a report under this section or section 22(3) may instead be given to the Clerk of the House.

A report given to the Clerk of a House under subsection (7)—

is taken to have been given to the Presiding Officer of the House and laid before the House, and

may be printed or published by the Clerk, and

if printed or published by the Clerk—is taken to be a document printed or published by the House, and

must be recorded, on the first sitting day of the House after the Clerk receives the report—

for the Legislative Council—in the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council, or

for the Legislative Assembly—in the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly.