‘The findings and recommendations of this review are a call to action for Basketball Australia to
improve its culture and its structural systems to build an organisation and a sport where everyone
can grow, develop, progress, and feel included … Basketball Australia has committed to adopting
and implementing the recommendations within the report.’
— Basketball Australia CEO, Jerril Rechter AM
Progress indicator 3.23
Instances of business stakeholders reporting that our work has contributed to increased understanding
and awareness of their role to prevent modern slavery in their supply chains and operations, and how to
address it.
Strategy for Business and Human Rights: Modern Slavery
The Commission’s program of work in this area is led by the President and seeks to leverage the growing
momentum internationally and domestically around the 2011 United Nations Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and other business and human rights (BHR) standards. The
Commission’s leadership and expertise in the area of modern slavery is evidenced by the growing number
of invitations to provide training and to speak at conferences and webinars.
The Commission also continues to provide input into government processes, including by participating in
the National Roundtable on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, and also serving on the Advisory
Group on the monitoring and evaluation of the National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020–
2025. In addition, the Commission is a member of the Government and Advisory Board for the Australian
OECD National Contact Point (AusNCP). The AusNCP considers complaints about breaches by businesses
of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, which set out standards for responsible business
conduct. The Commission has also supported efforts to socialise and progress the UNGPs through
involvement in the advocacy activities of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
Business and Human Rights Working Group.
Supporting business to effectively tackle modern slavery
The Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) requires certain large entities and the Government to report annually on
their efforts to address risks of modern slavery in their global operations and supply chains.
Over the reporting period, the Commission has continued to support Australian businesses to effectively
respond to the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) through a partnership with KPMG. The Commission and
KPMG Australia have developed two practical sector-specific guides focusing on the property and
construction sector, and the financial services sector. Following the launch of these resources, the
Commission has been invited to present the guides to a broad range of audiences and stakeholders.
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