Compliance Overview

Compliance Framework
Compliance Driver Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth)
Classification Level 1
University-wide concern. Impacts on reputation and funding.
Associated Legislation
Associated Standards None
Associated Codes None
Associated Information
Return to Top Administrative Information
Administrative Body Department of Home Affairs
Administrative Name Ms Stephanie Foster, Secretary Department Home Affairs
Administrative Address  
Administrative Phone  
Administrative Email  
Administrative Website https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/
Return to Top General Introduction
VC Compliance Delegate Kus Pandey, Director Governance and University Secretary
Compliance Coordinator Kus Pandey, Deputy Director Governance and University Secretary
Business Units Impacted
  • Academic Development
  • Accounting
  • Administration Services
  • Advancement, Alumni and Events
  • Ag360
  • Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit
  • Australian Business Research Institute
  • Brand Partnership and Business Development
  • Business Intelligence and Analytics
  • Business Services
  • Campuses
  • Careers & Employability
  • Centre for Agriculture and Law
  • Centre for Animal Research and Teaching
  • Centre for Applied Research in Social Science
  • Centre for Local Government
  • Client Services
  • Collaborative Research Centres
  • Computational Analytics Software Infomatics
  • Controlled Entities
  • Corporate Communications and Events
  • Cotton Catchment Communities CRC
  • CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies
  • CRC for Spatial Information
  • Curriculum and Academic Management
  • Data Services
  • Digital Education
  • Education Enterprise
  • Education Futures
  • Education Quality Directorate
  • English Language Centre
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Estate and Built Environment
  • Examinations Office
  • Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law
  • Finance Strategy and Business Intelligence
  • Future Students, Engagement and Technologies
  • Graduate Research School
  • Growing Regional and Agricultural Students in Science
  • Heritage Futures Research Centre
  • Information Security
  • Infrastructure Services
  • Institute for Rural Futures
  • Integrated Services and Operational Intelligence
  • Internal Audit
  • LabNext70
  • Legal Services
  • Library Services
  • Office of Strategy and Management
  • Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Office of the Chief Operating Officer
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
  • Office of the Director Governance and University Secretary
  • Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous
  • Office of the Vice-Chancellor and CEO
  • Oorala Aboriginal Centre
  • Operational Reporting
  • People and Culture
  • Policies Team
  • Poultry Hub
  • Procurement
  • Records Team
  • Records, Policy and Governance Unit
  • Research Centres and Institutes
  • Research Services
  • Rural Properties
  • School of Education
  • School of Environmental and Rural Science
  • School of Health
  • School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
  • School of Law
  • School of Psychology
  • School of Rural Medicine
  • School of Science and Technology
  • SportUNE
  • Strategic Partnerships & Business Development
  • Strategic Projects Group
  • Student Grievance Unit
  • Student Journey
  • Student Pathways
  • Student Services
  • Technology and Digital Services
  • The National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education
  • Treasury
  • UNE Archives & Heritage Centre
  • UNE Brand and Marketing
  • UNE Business School
  • UNE Council
  • UNE Foundation Limited
  • UNE Foundation Trust
  • UNE International
  • UNE Life Healthcare Centre
  • UNE Life Pty Ltd
  • UNE Marketing
  • UNE Partnerships Pty Ltd
  • UNE Residential System
  • University Secretariat
  • Vehicle Management Services
  • Yarm Gwanga
Overview This Act requires entities based, or operating, in Australia, which have an annual consolidated revenue of more than $100 million, to report annually on the risks of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains, and actions to address those risks. Other entities based, or operating, in Australia may report voluntarily.

The Commonwealth is required to report on behalf of non-corporate Commonwealth entities, and the reporting requirements also apply to Commonwealth corporate entities and companies with an annual consolidated revenue of more than $100 million.

Reports are kept by the Minister in a public repository known as the Modern Slavery Statements Register. Statements on the register may be accessed by the public, free of charge, on the internet.

Compliance Obligations

Return to Top Identify, describe and control Modern Slavery risk within UNEs supply chain
Description UNE as an Australian entity with >$100m revenue, is required to identify areas of potential exposure to modern slavery practices, in engagement of contractors/labour and in other parts of its supply chain. Risk of exposure is increased when sourcing goods or suppliers from some countries in the Asia Pacific region and may be higher when operations are conducted overseas.

- Undertake a periodic (at least annual) overall assessment of the supply chain to determine the risk of suppliers and contractors and their supply chains engaging in practices which support Modern Slavery.
- Review individual suppliers for Modern Slavery Risk during procurement and contract extension processes.
- Ensure agreement templates require supplier assurance regarding their supply chains being low risk of supporting modern slavery practice.
- Establish controls (contract terms, supplier credential checking etc) to help reduce modern slavery related risk.
- Identify potential suppliers who might be at risk of Modern Slavery practices on a register to avoid engaging them or their subsidiaries.

Guidance regarding risk assessment of supply chains is available via the Home Affairs website.

Where risk of Modern Slavery practice exists, make recommendations for changes to practice and alternative suppliers and action approved changes.
Impacts Breach Impact Financial:
No direct financial penalties

Breach Impact Non-Financial:
Regulatory Consequences:
Public naming by Minister
Mandatory remedial actions
Enhanced oversight requirements
Potential funding implications

Executive Liability: No.

Criminal Penalty/Offence: No.
Responsible Manager Fiona Harrison, Head Strategic Procurement
Coordinating Officer Fiona Harrison, Head Strategic Procurement
Coordinating Unit Procurement
Oversight Committee/Group Audit and Risk Committee
Business Units Impacted
  • Accounting
  • Australian Business Research Institute
  • Education Futures
  • Estate and Built Environment
  • Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law
  • Legal Services
  • Library Services
  • Office of Strategy and Management
  • Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
  • Office of the Director Governance and University Secretary
  • Office of the Vice-Chancellor and CEO
  • People and Culture
  • Procurement
  • Technology and Digital Services
  • UNE Council
  • UNE Foundation Limited
  • UNE Foundation Trust
  • UNE International
  • UNE Life Pty Ltd
  • UNE Partnerships Pty Ltd
Obligation Framework
Associated Legislation None
Associated Standard None
Associated Code None
Associated Information None
Management Tools
Rule None
Policy Procurement Policy
Protocol None
Procedure None
Guideline None
Other Websites Modern Slavery Reporting Entity Guidelines
 
Return to Top Modern Slavery Statement
Description The University is obligated to provide an annual statement regarding its practice and activities to control the risk of modern slavery practice in its organisation by or before 30 June of the year following the 'reporting period'.

The Statement should be consistent with the Guidelines for Reporting Entities issued by the Department of Home Affairs.
Impacts Breach Impact Financial:
No direct financial penalties

Breach Impact Non-Financial:
Regulatory Consequences:
Public naming by Minister
Mandatory remedial actions
Enhanced oversight requirements
Potential funding implications

Executive Liability: No.

Criminal Penalty/Offence: No.
Responsible Manager Kus Pandey, Director Governance and University Secretary
Coordinating Officer Kus Pandey, Deputy Director Governance and University Secretary
Coordinating Unit Office of the Director Governance and University Secretary
Oversight Committee/Group Audit and Risk Committee
Business Units Impacted
  • Accounting
  • Australian Business Research Institute
  • Education Futures
  • Estate and Built Environment
  • Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law
  • Future Students, Engagement and Technologies
  • Legal Services
  • Library Services
  • Office of Strategy and Management
  • Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
  • Office of the Director Governance and University Secretary
  • Office of the Vice-Chancellor and CEO
  • People and Culture
  • Procurement
  • Student Journey
  • Technology and Digital Services
  • UNE Council
  • UNE Foundation Limited
  • UNE Foundation Trust
  • UNE International
  • UNE Life Pty Ltd
  • UNE Partnerships Pty Ltd
Obligation Framework
Associated Legislation None
Associated Standard None
Associated Code None
Associated Information None
Management Tools
Rule None
Policy None
Protocol None
Procedure None
Guideline None
Other Websites
 
Return to Top Review UNE Controlled Entity Risk relating to Modern Slavery Practices
Description UNE is responsible for reporting on the risk of the UNE Group, including the potential exposure to modern slavery risks of its Controlled Entities.

UNE to request at least annually that each of its Controlled Entities provide an outline of how they are managing Modern Slavery risks in their supply chains - including in employment practices; in contracts, in investment practices, assessment of ethics of suppliers during procurement of goods and services, and in other areas of operational which may give rise to such risks.
Impacts Breach Impact Financial:
No direct financial penalties

Breach Impact Non-Financial:
Regulatory Consequences:
Public naming by Minister
Mandatory remedial actions
Enhanced oversight requirements
Potential funding implications

Executive Liability: No.

Criminal Penalty/Offence: No.
Responsible Manager Kus Pandey, Director Governance and University Secretary
Coordinating Officer Kus Pandey, Deputy Director Governance and University Secretary
Coordinating Unit Office of the Director Governance and University Secretary
Oversight Committee/Group Audit and Risk Committee
Business Units Impacted
  • Australian Business Research Institute
  • UNE Council
  • UNE Foundation Trust
  • UNE Life Pty Ltd
  • UNE Partnerships Pty Ltd
Obligation Framework
Associated Legislation None
Associated Standard None
Associated Code None
Associated Information None
Management Tools
Rule Controlled Entity Rule and Guidelines
Policy None
Protocol None
Procedure None
Guideline None
Other Websites