Modern slavery resources for suppliers
HSV recognises that suppliers play a vital role in assessing and addressing the risk of modern slavery in Victoria's health service supply chains. To reduce modern slavery risk, the health sector needs to foster open and transparent supplier relationships which encourage modern slavery reporting and meaningful change.
HSV provides supplier resources with the aim of reducing Modern Slavery risk in the health sector by improving supplier awareness of modern slavery risks through awareness-raising and training.
The following resources will assist suppliers to understand their Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) requirements and support suppliers that want to take a proactive stance against modern slavery risk.
Modern slavery resources for suppliers
Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018 – Guidance for reporting entities
The Australian Government's Attorney General's Department has put together the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018 Guidance for Reporting Entities May 2023. This document provides information for individuals responsible for preparing a statement for their entity. Information in the guide covers background on modern slavery, the Act and what you need to do to comply with the reporting requirement.
The guide also supports entities wanting to report voluntarily.
You can also view the Official Modern Slavery Act Guidance document on the Attorney General's Department website Resources page.
Modern slavery eLearning modules
Please visit the Modern slavery risk mitigation training page in the Resources section under Training.
Supplying to the Victorian Government
The following links provide further detailed information for existing suppliers or suppliers wanting to do business with the Victorian Government:
- Australian Government Attorney General's Department - Modern slavery
- Victorian Government Supplier Code of Conduct
- Fair Jobs Code
Australian Government resources
The Australian Government's Attorney General's Department website Resources page provides resources to assist suppliers learn more about modern slavery and the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) and to meet any obligations under The Act.