Modern Slavery in Australia covers the entire breadth of Australia’s modern slavery response, including criminal law, migration law, family law, and labour law. It also discusses regulatory frameworks, policy developments, and survivor support options.
This book contextualises Australia’s modern slavery response within international frameworks and offers an accessible overview of definitions and explanations of modern slavery crimes, relevant legislation and case law, and the emerging challenges in responding to the many forms of slavery in contemporary society. It examines how modern slavery intersects with business and migration frameworks, making it a foundational text on the complex subject of modern slavery.
Features
• considers the complex intersections among different types of exploitation under the banner of modern slavery and the various Australian state, territory and federal response frameworks related to employment relations, domestic and family violence and migration
• provides expert analysis of the major decisions in each of the different legislative areas to exemplify the main issues and emerging case law
• includes commentary on how the law has shaped policy and practice
Kyla Raby is an internationally recognised antitrafficking specialist with expertise in designing and implementing survivor support services and developing evidence-based recommendations for policy change. She has worked with survivors of modern slavery in Australia, the United Kingdom, Bangladesh and Greece with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Her research specialisations are related to the role of consumers in responding to modern slavery, intersections between housing, migration, and exploitation, and strengthening rights, support, and protection for survivors.
Kyla is a member of the inaugural New South Wales Anti-slavery Commissioner Advisory Panel, the Commonwealth Government’s Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Research Network, and the United Kingdom’s Modern Slavery & Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre Peer Review College. She is a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia and the founder of a social media project, Everyday Slavery, funded by the Commonwealth Government.
Nerida Chazal BA (Hons) Legal Studies PhD Criminology is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of South Australia. Her research examines modern slavery, gender violence, and survivor support. Dr Chazal has published several books and numerous academic journal articles and her research has been cited across the media. Dr Chazal is a consultant for the Australian Institute of Criminology and works closely with civil society and victim support organisations to develop evidence-based solutions to modern slavery crimes.
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