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Inaugural Annual Report of the Office of the Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner

The Office of the Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner has published its inaugural Annual Report, highlighting its early work in establishing the Office and setting strategic priorities.

Since commencing on 2 December 2024, the Commissioner and team have focused on building the foundations of the Office and these efforts have enabled wide engagement with survivors, civil society, business, government, and the community to inform the Office’s strategic direction.

The Annual Report outlines the key achievements of the Office’s first seven months:

  • Establishing the Office: Set up the independent statutory office, recruited staff, secured premises and launched the Commissioner’s website.
  • Strategic Plan development: Undertook an extensive consultation process with survivors, civil society, business, and government, resulting in a draft Strategic Plan 2025-2028 with four priority areas.
  • Survivor engagement: Conducted targeted lived-experience consultations ensuring survivor voices directly shaped the Office’s priorities and informing research on access to justice and remedy.
  • Policy and advocacy: Engaged across government on law and policy reform, contributing to parliamentary inquiries, and building relationships with Commonwealth, State and international counterparts.
  • Business engagement: Consultations across business, investors and industry groups led to the development of practical guides and resources to strengthen corporate responses, including on due diligence, worker engagement, sector collaboration and risk assessment.
  • Awareness and communications: Raised the profile of modern slavery issues through media, events, roundtables, conferences and specialist publications, helping to increase public and stakeholder awareness.

The Annual Report provides a foundation for future reporting and sets the stage for the release of the Office’s first Strategic Plan on 22 October 2025.

“The Office has made strong progress in its first months,” said Commissioner Chris Evans. “We look forward to continuing to strengthen Australia’s response to modern slavery, guided by survivors’ voices and evidence-based practice.”

Read the Office of the Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner's  Annual Report