Posts Tagged ‘National Compensation Scheme’
Review of Victims of Crimes Assistance Schemes
The Attorney General’s Department undertook a review of state and territory victims of crime assistance schemes under Action Item 27 of the National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020-25. The report may be downloaded here. The report outlines the key eligibility criteria and legislative requirements that must be met to access state and territory…
Read MoreACRATH Advocacy Issues
A National Compensation Scheme? Funding for NGOs working to achieve the National Action Plan? Additional pathways onto the Support for Trafficked People Program? These are issues ACRATH advocates, Cindy Bohan and Christine Carolan, raised in a great meeting with Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus on Thursday 13th September. AG Mark gave us a respect-filled hearing. We are now looking…
Read MoreJustice work in schools
Keep Wednesday August 31 free to join a very special ACRATH Conversation. Two inspirational teachers and social justice leaders from schools in Victoria and Western Australia will join ACRATH’s Cindy Bohan in Conversation. Please note that this Conversation, Human Trafficking – are schools having an impact? will be held at 3.30pm (Melbourne Sydney time and 1.30pm…
Read MoreNational Compensation Scheme
ACRATH’s June conversation looked at the need for a National Compensation Scheme for Victim/Survivors of Modern Slavery with Professor Jennifer Burn, director of Anti-Slavery Australia. Modern slavery is a violation of human rights. In Australia it is a federal crime. During the conversation Jennifer commented that Australia needs a National Compensation Scheme “that is uniform,…
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