Everything Compliance: Episode 154, The Law Firms in Trouble Edition
Supply Chain Labor Risk
Hot Topics in International Trade. Braumiller Law Group Partner & Founder Adrienne Braumiller joins Vp of Marketing Bob Brewer for an Update on Forced Labor
Compliance Perspectives: Healthcare Compliance at the Border
Australian - Update Mandatory Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Come Into Effect - The first phase of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Cth) (Bill) commenced on...more
In this article, we reflect on key trends in ESG over the second half of 2024 and look ahead at trends that may emerge in 2025. We analyze developments in the latter half of 2024, which were similar to those highlighted in...more
Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce. Our comprehensive guide to Doing Business in Australia has been...more
Introduction - Over 400 New South Wales (NSW) government entities, including government agencies, state owned corporations, and councils (collectively, Covered Entities) are required to conduct modern slavery due diligence...more
Companies will often make representations about modern slavery as part of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures. In this article, we consider whether potentially false or misleading claims about modern...more
In Australia, heightened enforcement activity, proposed regulatory regimes focused on ESG matters and other market developments are influencing the ESG risks and priorities for organisations operating here....more
In Short - The Situation: In 2018, the Australian federal government obligated Australian corporates to engage with modern slavery risks in their supply chain by enacting the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) ("the Act")....more
The McMillan Report (Report) of the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act) was released on 25 May 2023. The Report makes a total of 30 recommendations principally directed to enhance and strengthen the...more
The Australian Government has uploaded two new resources to its Modern Slavery Register: A model clause for use in tenders (Model Tender Clauses); and An educational video on modern slavery for the cleaning industry....more
Executive Summary - This white paper is a compilation of a four-part blog series published in June 2022 by our Australian team. It provides key insights on the level of reporting pursuant to the requirements of the...more
Canada is considering implementing new laws regarding supply-chain due diligence and other obligations relating to forced labour and child labour. In late 2021, Canadian Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne introduced Bill S-211, An...more
Three years after the enactment of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act), the Australian Government has released an Issues Paper for public consultation. It seeks to identify the effectiveness of the Act since its inception...more
A new wave of mandatory human rights due diligence legislation is coming into force across Europe. It goes far beyond existing reporting obligations, such as under the UK or Australia’s Modern Slavery Acts, and will require...more
In our fourth and final part of our Modern Slavery Reporting Series, we provide our practical recommendations for moving into the third reporting season to ensure your organisation has a compliant and robust modern slavery...more
In Part 2 of our series, we set out our insights on what differentiates the few organisations who are noticeably leading the pack in their disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act) – how they are...more
The beginning of 2022 has marked the commencement of the third reporting season under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act). All eligible entities operating on the Australian financial year should have submitted their...more
As a world first and in a milestone step, on 27 November 2020, the Australian government's publicly accessible Online Register for Modern Slavery Statements uploaded the first tranche of statements under the Modern Slavery...more
The Australian Government has launched an online register that publishes companies’ statements on their compliance with the country’s Federal Modern Slavery Act of 2018. The website, which is searchable and available to the...more
The Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act) requires large Australian entities and foreign entities carrying on business in Australia to report annually on the risks of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains and the...more
*This information is accurate as of 10.00 am Monday 4 May 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. With the end of the reporting period for many Australian reporting entities under The Modern Slavery Act 2018...more
Corporate compliance officers always welcome the new year with a string of new regulatory compliance obligations close behind. One that caught my eye for 2020: Australia’s Modern Slavery Act....more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 2, no. 20 (October 24, 2019) - When the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced withhold release orders on Oct. 1, the mainstream media gave it considerable coverage....more
The Department of Home Affairs recently released Draft Guidance (Draft Guide) on the reporting requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act). The Draft Guide provides welcome clarity on how to prepare, approve and...more
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR - In this edition of the Update, we first report on new legislation passed in respect of modern slavery, review of Modern Awards and report on the introduction of domestic violence leave into the...more
On December 13, 2018, John McKay, the Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Guildwood, introduced private member's bill, Bill C-423: Modern Slavery Act (the "Bill"), which aims to implement Canada’s international commitment to...more