❓ Asks the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation about due diligence regarding modern slavery in the supply chains for solar panels and wind farms used by Western Power and in WA more broadly, including reporting and risk assessments.

(1) Can the Minister confirm, for FY24/25 that where WA State Expenditure or capital allocated is employed for Solar Panels and/or Windfarm installations directly for Western Power or indirectly through private offtake arrangements behalf of the taxpayer, that full Modern Slavery Due Diligence is conducted in Accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2018?(2) Please provide a list of instances where Modern Slavery Statements were provided by suppliers of Wind Farm and Solar Panel equipment?(3) Please provide any instances where Modern Slavery Statements were requested, and suppliers were unable or unwilling to provide an annual Modern Slavery Statement?(4) Can the Minister advise if any review risks of Modern Slavery, as a result of mandatory annual checks of suppliers, have revealed any concerns of trafficking, child labour, forces labour or slavery were reported?(5) Have all entities with your portfolio, published Modern Slavery Reports, as per the Modern Slavery Act 2018, if not, why not?(6) Is the Minister satisfied that Modern Slavery does not exist in Western Power Supply chains in Western Australia, given the mandatory requirement to provide an Annual Modern Slavery statement for suppliers with income in excess of $100m? (1) Can the Minister confirm, for FY24/25 that where WA State Expenditure or capital allocated is employed for Solar Panels and/or Windfarm installations directly for Western Power or indirectly through private offtake arrangements behalf of the taxpayer, that full Modern Slavery Due Diligence is conducted in Accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2018? (2) Please provide a list of instances where Modern Slavery Statements were provided by suppliers of Wind Farm and Solar Panel equipment? (3) Please provide any instances where Modern Slavery Statements were requested, and suppliers were unable or unwilling to provide an annual Modern Slavery Statement? (4) Can the Minister advise if any review risks of Modern Slavery, as a result of mandatory annual checks of suppliers, have revealed any concerns of trafficking, child labour, forces labour or slavery were reported? (5) Have all entities with your portfolio, published Modern Slavery Reports, as per the Modern Slavery Act 2018, if not, why not? (6) Is the Minister satisfied that Modern Slavery does not exist in Western Power Supply chains in Western Australia, given the mandatory requirement to provide an Annual Modern Slavery statement for suppliers with income in excess of $100m?