Modern Slavery Commencement Proclamation 2018
I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2018, fix 1 January 2019 as the day on which sections 3 to 10 and Parts 2 to 4 of that Act commence.
Signed and Sealed with the
Great Seal of Australia on
13 December 2018
Peter Cosgrove
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
Linda Reynolds
Assistant Minister for Home Affairs
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Home Affairs