Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronyms and abbreviations

ACAN

Australian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network

ACCI

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

ACTU

the Australian Council of Trade Unions

AGD

Attorney-General’s Department

AHRC

Australian Human Rights Commission

AICD

Australian Institute of Company Directors

ARA

Australian Retailers Association

the bill

the Modern Slavery Amendment (Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner) Bill 2023

BWAA

Baptist World Aid Australia

the Commissioner

Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner

the Committee

the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

EM

Explanatory Memorandum

HIA

Housing Industry Association

HRLC

Human Rights Law Centre

IJM

International Justice Mission Australia

JSCFADT

the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade

Law Council

Law Council of Australia

McMillan report

Report of the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth)

Modern Slavery Act

Modern Slavery Act 2018

MSBEU

Modern Slavery Business Engagement Unit

MUA

Maritime Union of Australia

NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner

the New South Wales Anti-Slavery Commissioner

OHCHR

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

PJCHR

the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

PJCLE

the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement

the Scrutiny Committee

the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

The SlaveCheck Foundation

SlaveCheck

the UK Act

Modern Slavery Act 2015 (UK)

UK Commissioner

Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner