"Appointment of Australia's first Anti-Slavery Commissioner", 11 November 2024

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Evans as the inaugural Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

Mr Evans has been appointed following a merit-based selection process and will commence a five year term on 2 December 2024.

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The Anti-Slavery Commissioner will further strengthen the work undertaken across government, business and civil society to prevent and respond to modern slavery by supporting victims and survivors, raising community awareness and helping business address the risk of modern slavery practices in their operations and supply chains.

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The Anti-Slavery Commissioner will play a key role in helping to shape the implementation of future modern slavery reforms, including those arising from the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).

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