Modern Slavery

At Seqwater we recognise our responsibilities as a reporting entity under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) which requires us to prepare and submit an annual Modern Slavery Statement which includes information on our assessment and actions to respond to modern slavery risks within our operations and supply chain.

Seqwater's most recent Modern Slavery Statement is available here.   

What is Modern Slavery?

Modern slavery is a term used to describe serious exploitation, such as situations where offenders use coercion, threats or deception to exploit victims and undermine their freedom. Practices that constitute modern slavery can include human trafficking, slavery, servitude, forced labour, debt bondage, forced marriage, and the worst forms of child labour. Further information on modern slavery and the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) is available here. While there is a low prevalence rate of modern slavery within Australia, The 2023 Global Slavery Index estimates that on any given day in 2021, there were 41,000 individuals living in modern slavery in Australia. The risk of modern slavery also arises from products or services that have global supply chains.

Our approach

Seqwater works with many suppliers who provide goods and services to support the delivery of our business objectives. We recognise that there may be modern slavery risks across the goods and services we purchase and are committed to monitoring our supply chains and internal operations to identify and address risks in an appropriate manner. Our goal is to work with our suppliers to increase our understanding of our supply chain and support informed decision making within our procurement practices. This includes educating our employees and suppliers and setting a clear expectation of our modern slavery requirements.

Reporting suspected instances of modern slavery​

Anyone who suspects instances of modern slavery within our supply chains or worksites is encouraged to report them using the following options:​

  • Seqwater Whistleblower Hotline: Stopline is an independent company which allows Seqwater employees, contractors, labour hire and consultants to report securely, anonymously and confidentially any incidents and information (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week):
  • You may choose to report externally to Seqwater; to these entities:​