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Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee – Access to Legal Services
RLC’s submission highlights issues including limited funding available to legal service providers and over-policing leading to an overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals within the criminal justice system. RLC prepared a submission for the Senate Finance and Public...
#IWishIKnew – International Students’ Service releases new film!
We’ve made a new film to highlight the legal problems many international students face when studying in Australia. International students are away from their usual support networks and many have a lack of understanding of Australian laws.We want to highlight...
Submission: In response to the Department of Family and Community Services Discussion Paper on Social...
RLC assists and advises many clients who have problems accessing the public housing system, getting the assistance they need to maintain their tenancies and transferring to suitable accommodation when their current accommodation places them at risk or does not meet...
Submission: Senate inquiry into the operation, regulation and funding of private vocational education and training...
The Senate’s inquiry into the operation, regulation and funding of private vocational education and training (VET) providers in Australia presents a genuine opportunity to address broad concerns about the operation of private vocational education and training providers in Australia and...
RLC Annual Report 2013-2014
RLC’s annual report provides an overview of our work, our advocacy and our financial position for the fiscal year.
Submission: Tenancy Management in Social Housing
RLC welcomes the opportunity to make a submission in response to the Legislative Assembly Inquiry conducted by the Public Accounts Committee into Tenancy Management arrangements in NSW Social Housing. RLC has a long history of providing advice, assistance and advocacy to...
Submission: Domestic Violence in Australia
RLC manages Sydney Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (Sydney WDVCAS), providing legal advice/assistance to 1700 women per year RLC has a particular interest in ensuring that vulnerable women such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, culturally and linguistically diverse women, women with disability,...
Submission: Australian Human Rights Commission Inquiry – Supporting Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work
In this submission, we emphasise the prevalence of pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, provide some case examples, and discuss parental leave. Some of the trends which RLC has noted in its work with people who have experienced pregnancy discrimination relate...
Discussion Paper: EWON, Prepayment Meters
Redfern Legal Centre has a long history of providing assistance, advice and advocacy to the local community, including many clients with problems involving access to energy. We have seen the significant impact which disconnection from energy can have upon vulnerable people. ...
Terence’s Story: Housing NSW tenants forced to live in mould and damp for years
Terence is a Housing NSW tenant who had been living in a property riddled with mould and damp for years. With RLC’s help, Terence was able to get repairs done to his property and can sleep in his bedroom again...