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National Roundtable on People Trafficking |
March 2009: The National Roundtable on People
Trafficking has developed guidelines to assist non-Government
Organizations (NGOs) to provide services for trafficked people
in a way that is safe, ethical and respects the rights of trafficked
people |
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
February 2009: Based on data gathered from
155 countries, it offers the first global assessment of the scope
of human trafficking and what is being done to fight it.
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Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department |
Multilingual factsheets |
| People
trafficking: an update on Australia's response |
Australian Parliamentary Library |
August 2008: This Research Paper provides an overview of the
people trafficking problem in Australia, Australia’s responses
to date and the likely effectiveness of those measures. It also
provides access to a range of key documents and relevant electronic
resources on the issues. |
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Australian Institute of Criminology |
July 2008: The Office for Women
commissioned the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) to
write the report. It is an analysis of the Government’s
evolving response to people trafficking in Australia
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Criminal
Code Amendment (Trafficking
in Persons Offences) Bill 2004 |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee |
March 2005: The Bill is part of the Government’s response
to issues arising out of trafficking in persons, and aims to fulfil
Australia’s legislative obligations under the United Nations
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,
Especially Women and Children |
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Commonwealth Government |
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Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian
Crime Commission |
June 2004: the Committee conducted an inquiry
into the Commission’s involvement in assessing trafficking
for the purposes of sexual servitude in Australia, its relationship
with the relevant State and other Commonwealth agencies, and the
adequacy of the current legislative framework. |
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Australian Parliamentary Library |
May 2003: an overview of the growing global
trade in trafficking sexual labour for the commercial sex industry |
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9 - Offences Against Humanity - Slavery |
Model Criminal Code Officers Committee |
1998: historical development of existing law; proposal for legislation |