- days until 31 December

Your modern slavery statement, written for you.

June year-end? Your FY26 statement is due 31 December. Send last year's statement and your supplier list. Within 5 business days you get back a draft your board can approve.

$3,900 fixed, ex GST

One reporting entity. Joint statements quoted per entity.

Get a free check of last year's statement

Oscar Higson-Spence reviews every check and draft.

Modern Slavery Statement FY25, page 6

Assessing the effectiveness of our actions

We are committed to continuous improvement and will continue to monitor our approach.

We consider our current approach to be effective. We tracked supplier questionnaire completion (82% of spend) and two corrective action plans to closure.

Consultation with entities we own or control

The statement was prepared in consultation with relevant subsidiaries.

Our procurement team engages with tier-one suppliers in high-risk categories, including cleaning, security and logistics.

s16(1)(e)Says you'll monitor, not how you measure. Name the measures you used.
s16(1)(f)One sentence. Describe who was consulted and how.

What the Act asks for

Section 16 sets seven mandatory criteria. Most statements handle the first four well. Effectiveness and consultation are where they tend to be thin.

  1. (a)Identify the reporting entity
  2. (b)Describe its structure, operations and supply chains
  3. (c)Describe the risks of modern slavery in those operations and supply chains
  4. (d)Describe the actions taken to assess and address those risks
  5. (e)Describe how it assesses whether those actions are effective
  6. (f)Describe how it consulted the entities it owns or controls
  7. (g)Any other relevant information

How it works

You keep control of the statement. We do the research and the writing.

  1. Send three things

    Last year's statement, a supplier list with annual spend, and any relevant policies.

  2. We draft it

    We rank suppliers by spend and risk, then write the statement against all seven criteria.

  3. You approve and lodge

    Your board approves it, a director signs, and you upload it to the Modern Slavery Register.

What you get

Delivered within 5 business days of receiving your documents.

Oscar Higson-Spence

Who's behind this

I'm Oscar Higson-Spence. I use software to read supplier lists and map risk quickly, which is why the price is fixed and the turnaround is days, not weeks.

I review every draft myself before it reaches you, and you deal with me directly.

Start with a free check

I'll review last year's statement against the seven criteria and email you the gaps, like the example above. If you want this year's statement written, I'll include a quote.

Your details are only used to reply to this request.

Request received.

I'll email your check within one business day.

What would you like?

Questions

Is this legal advice?

No. I prepare the statement and your board approves it. If something in your situation needs a lawyer, I'll tell you.

We have more than one reporting entity.

Joint statements are fine. The quote depends on the number of entities and how different their supply chains are.

We didn't do much on modern slavery this year.

The statement has to describe what you actually did. I write that accurately and give you a short plan so next year's statement is stronger.

Our year ends in December, not June.

Your statement is due 30 June. Request the free check now and I'll book you in early.