Reporting, help and support

Reporting

The NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner encourages reporting of modern slavery. To report modern slavery:

• In an emergency: call Triple Zero (000) If you have immediate concerns for your safety or the safety of another person.
• 1800 FREEDOM: Call 1800 FREEDOM (1800 3733366) or antislavery@dcj.nsw.gov.au for confidential support and assistance from the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner.

Additional Referral Pathway

The Additional Referral Pathway is a program for people who have experienced modern slavery to access support. It provides information about your rights and options. If you are eligible, the program can refer you to the Support for Trafficked People Program.

Contact the Additional Referral Pathway through any of the following organisations:

• The Salvation Army

             Website: salvationarmy.org.au/additional-referral-pathway/

             Email: arp@savlationarmy.org.au

             Call: 1800 000 277

• Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights

             Website: Australian Muslim Women's Centre for Human Rights

             Email: reception@amwchr.org.au

             Call: 03 9481 3000 

• Project Respect

Website: Project Respect

Email info@projectrespect.org.au

Call, text or WhatsApp 0477 001 110 

• Scarlet Alliance

Website: https://scarletalliance.org.au/

Contact: https://scarletalliance.org.au/contact/

• Anti-Slavery Australia (ASA)

Website: https://antislavery.org.au

Email: antislavery@uts.edu.au

Call: (02) 9514 9660

Contact form: https://antislavery.org.au/contact/

To report to law enforcement contact:

• New South Wales police: call 131 444
• Crimestoppers: call 1800 333 000 or report online- external site
• Australian Federal Police (AFP): call 131 237 (131AFP) or go to the AFP website at www.afp.gov.au/report-crime

To report suspected child abuse or neglect, contact the Child Protection Helpline: call 132 111

Help and support

If you need advice, support or assistance relating to a possible case of modern slavery, contact:

• The NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner on 1800 FREEDOM (1800 3733366) or antislavery@dcj.nsw.gov.au. The Anti-slavery Commissioner’s team can provide you confidential advice and support and refer you to other sources of assistance.

• 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732): National domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service 1800respect.org.au
• Anti-Slavery Australia: Free and confidential legal advice and support. Call 02 9514 8115. Email ASALegal@uts.edu.au.
• Australian Red Cross - Support for Trafficked People Program (STPP): Assistance to victims of human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like practices, including forced marriage and forced labour (who meet the eligibility criteria). Call 1800 113 015. Email national_stpp@redcross.org.au
• Domus 8.7: Advisory service on remedy pathways for individuals and organisations affected by modern slavery. Email: info@domus87.org.au
• Freedom Hub Survivor support: Call 1800 373 348 (1800 FREEHUB) Email: info@thefreedomhub.org 
• Lifeline (13 11 14): Free, 24/7 crisis support www.lifeline.org.au      
• Mental Health Line NSW (1800 011 511): Free, 24/7 mental health support
• My Blue Sky: Help relating to forced marriage.  Call 02 9514 8115 – SMS text to 0481 070 844. Email help@mybluesky.org.au 
• The Salvation Army: Accommodation support. Call 1300 473 560 Email endslavery@salvationarmy.org.au
  

If you need translation or interpretation: A free, confidential interpretation service is available on 131 450.

You could learn more about modern slavery on the Australian Government’s Modern Slavery in Australia page.

The Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner can also provide support services to victims and survivors of modern slavery by providing information about government and non-government resources, programs, and services. The Commissioner can also engage with victims and survivors of modern slavery to ensure their voices inform the design of measures to address modern slavery. Learn more.