--- title: Submission to the review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 description: The NSW Parliament‘s Modern Slavery Committee commenced its review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 on 24 August 2023, with its first report published in December 2023. --- Search this site on Google Search [![acyp-web-logo.png](https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/hs-fs/hubfs/acyp-web-logo.png?width=462&name=acyp-web-logo.png "acyp-web-logo.png")](https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/) ## Submission to the review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 The [Modern Slavery Committee](https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/listofcommittees/Pages/committee-details.aspx?pk=281) commenced its review of the [*Modern Slavery Act 2018*](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2018-030#:~:text=An%20Act%20to%20make%20provision,Commissioner%3B%20and%20for%20other%20purposes.&text=This%20Act%20is%20the%20Modern%20Slavery%20Act%202018.&text=This%20Act%20commences%20on%201%20January%202022.) on 24 August 2023, with its first report published in December 2023. From a recommendation made in the first report, the committee agreed to continue its review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 to hear from individuals with lived experience of modern slavery. The second report was published in December 2024. ACYP made a written submission in December 2024.       ##### Contact us P: [02 9248 0970](tel:0292480970) E: [acyp@acyp.nsw.gov.au](mailto:acyp@acyp.nsw.gov.au) ###### Street address [NSW Advocate for Children and Young People](https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/241+Cleveland+St,+Redfern+NSW+2016/@-33.8902866,151.2046573,18z/) [Ground Floor, 219-241 Cleveland Street, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012](https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/241+Cleveland+St,+Redfern+NSW+2016/@-33.8902866,151.2046573,18z/)   ###### Mailing address [NSW Advocate for Children and Young People](https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/241+Cleveland+St,+Redfern+NSW+2016/@-33.8902866,151.2046573,18z/) Locked Bag 5000, PARRAMATTA NSW 2124   The Advocate for Children and Young People is under the DCJ ABN 36 433 875 185. ###### Media P: [02 9248 0943](tel:0292480943) or [0439 346 249](tel:0439346249) E: [media@acyp.nsw.gov.au](mailto:media@acyp.nsw.gov.au) ##### Subscribe to our newsletter Receive updates and invitations from the Advocate [Subscribe](https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/newsletter) ![Aboriginal flag](https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/hubfs/Aboriginal%20flag.svg) We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.   Informed by lessons of the past, ACYP is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.