∙ Support in Court proceedings : Victims of the crimes are assisted throughout the court process by witness support officers. 2. NGO victim support programs NGOs play a critical role in providing legal and material support to trafficked people and by raising community awareness of all forms of trafficking in Australia. In October 2008 the Minister for Home Affairs announced the Anti‐Slavery Project, Scarlet Alliance, Australian Religious Against Trafficking and Project Respect would each be funded $250 000 for anti‐trafficking work. (This funding was sourced from assets confiscated under the Proceeds of Crimes Act). NGOs providing services to trafficked people complement the support provided under the Support for Victims of Trafficking Program or support trafficked people who are not eligible for the Program or who are no longer receiving support through the program. 3. Our current focus - enhancing human rights protections and support Current priorities include recommendation to government of a review the government funded, victim of trafficking funded support program, to improve access of trafficked people to obtain financial compensation, to develop an enhanced community awareness program focusing on all forms of labour trafficking and exploitation of migrant workers and to provide trafficked people and the people who are vulnerable to trafficking with information about their legal rights and entitlements under Australian law. Ⅷ. Conclusion Victim support is critical to protect the human rights of people who have experienced trafficking. The lives of people who have experienced trafficking and slavery have been changed by the work of communities and government in Australia and the partnerships between the two groups, but more needs to be done. Thank you for your attention today. 74 ❙ Seoul International Conference Against Human Trafficking in Migrant Women