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

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea). This means the usual motion will remain as it is.

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add “, but the Senate is of the opinion that the Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner should have the budget necessary to:

(a) administer and enforce the reporting requirements in the Modern Slavery Act across government, business and non-profit reporting entities; and

(b) deliver leadership on anti-slavery policy and practice”.