The Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery National Minimum Dataset is a national data collection on modern slavery events that come to the attention of the Australian Government agencies responsible for responding to these incidents. This study describes modern slavery reports received between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025, the characteristics of victim-survivors and perpetrators identified in these reports, the nature of government-funded support provided to victim-survivors and the outcomes of modern slavery prosecutions.
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Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Data collection and reference period
- Definitions and counting rules
- Changes from previous report
- Reports of modern slavery in Australia
- Exploitation type and industry
- Assessment and investigation
- Exploitation type of reports investigated
- Suspected victim-survivors
- Suspected perpetrators
- Victim-survivors receiving assistance through government-funded support programs
- Support for Trafficked People Program
- Forced Marriage Specialist Support Program
- Access to the Human Trafficking Visa Framework
- Modern slavery matters referred for prosecution
- Charges
- Defendant pleas
- Outcomes
- Defendant characteristics
- Victim-witnesses
- References