Resources

RLC focuses on the impact of current evidentiary requirements for the early release of superannuation benefits on victims of family and domestic violence. In this submission, RLC focuses on the impact of current evidentiary requirements for the early release of...

Letter templates to request that CCTV footage is retained, or to request the return of your personal property by NSW Police. Below are two letter templates used to: request retainment of CCTV footagerequest return of your personal property held by NSW...

A guide to applying for police records that can help you substantiate a police complaint. Prior to making a police complaint, it is generally recommended you apply to obtain police records relating to your complaint matter. Obtaining police documents may...

Our 2017-18 Annual Report outlines our impact and areas of focus across the 2017–18 financial year. Front cover image: Redfern Legal Centre (2018) by Thea Perkins. Thea Anamara Perkins is an Arrernte and Kalkadoon woman who grew up in and around...

Free resources to help you make a formal complaint about NSW Police. How to Make a Police ComplaintUse the template on this page to help you make a formal complaint about NSW Police.Take a look at RLC’s Police Complaint Letter Guide before...

This page answers some frequently asked questions about making a formal complaint about NSW Police. It is not a substitute for legal advice. If you have been involved in an incident with police seek legal advice as soon as possible....

In this submission, RLC focuses on the impact of irresponsible lending practices on consumers in response to the ASIC Consultation Paper on Credit Cards and Responsible Lending Assessments. In July 2018, ASIC released a consultation paper regarding their proposal for an amended...

This factsheet looks at what you can do if you are being underpaid at work. If you are: not being paid properly (less than $24.10/hour) or not being paid at all; ORnot being paid for working late at night or on weekends...

RLC’s Inner Sydney Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service (ISTAAS) provides responses to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and Amendment (Review) Bill 2018. Our position paper examines the impact of current and proposed legislation under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 on residents of NSW; specifically...

Have you ever been evicted or locked out by your landlord or agent? This may have been in breach of the law. Under a Residential Tenancies Agreement, you can only be evicted by order of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal....