Frances Finney

Frances Finney PSM, is the Assistant Secretary of the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Branch in the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD). Her Branch leads Australia’s whole-of-government domestic policy response to modern slavery, which includes current reforms for establishing an Anti-Slavery Commissioner, administering and strengthening Australia’s Modern Slavery Act 2018, leading the implementation of the National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020-25, and co-chairing with Indonesia the Bali Process Working Group on Trafficking in Persons.

Prior to this, Frances has held a number of senior public sector management roles across a range of policy, program and operational areas, with a national and international focus.