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To date, there have only been a limited number of prosecutions under Australia’s trafficking offences. This is due in part to the fact that the relevant offences were only introduced into the federal Criminal Code in 2005. A number of trafficking and trafficking–related cases have also been prosecuted under sexual slavery and servitude offences which came into operation in 1999. The ‘success’ of these prosecutions has been, at best, mixed as a considerable number of cases have been dismissed due to lack of evidence or have been appealed to higher courts.
CRIMINAL MATTERS|
SLAVERY + SERVITUDE
Division 270 Criminal Code (Cth) |
OTHER CRIMINAL OFFENCES
Federal + State/Territory |
VICTIM COMPENSATION &
WORKPLACE MATTERS |
IMMIGRATION MATTERSIn addition to the case law involving criminal charges, there is a small number of reported cases concerning immigration matters relating to trafficked persons. These cases largely refer to the legal status of victims of trafficking in Australia. The reported case law is extremely limited and on some points very anecdotal. It is thus difficult to make further generalisations from these cases about the immigration status of trafficking victims in this country.
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