Papers and submissions

RLC and Kingsford Legal Centre and have jointly made submissions to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security, calling for reforms to increase access to secure employment, and ensure that all workers receive strong legal protections. The Inquiry was established...

RLC’s policy submission in response to the Interim Report to the Australian Government on the Indigenous Voice Co-Design Process strongly supports the enshrinement of a First Nations Voice in the Australian Constitution.  Our submission highlights the ways a constitutionally protected First Nations Voice to...

On 22 February 2021 the Economic Reference Group NSW (EARG NSW) made a submission to the Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control’s inquiry into coercive control in domestic relationships.  The EARG is an informal group of community organisations which work...

In March 2021, members of the Economic Reference Group NSW (EARG NSW), appeared before a NSW Parliamentary inquiry into coercive control. Coercive control is a pattern of abusive behaviours which removes freedom autonomy and agency from the victim-survivor, usually occurring alongside...

RLC’s tenancy team made submissions to the Follow-up Review of the Management of Public Housing Maintenance Contracts, due to concerns identified during the 2016 Inquiry. RLC’s view in summary RLC has assisted a large number of public housing tenants to...

  RLC has made submissions to the recent Senate Inquiry into consumer credit reforms.  After sustained advocacy with a coalition of organisations that stand for the rights of consumers in Australia, the Government announced an inquiry into their proposed reforms to Australia’s consumer...

After sustained advocacy with a coalition of organisations that stand for the rights of consumers in Australia, the Government announced an inquiry into their proposed reforms to Australia’s consumer credit framework which will rollback responsible lending. In February 2021, RLC made a...

In January 2021, RLC made submissions to the Audit Office of NSW Responses to Homelessness audit – Response to the NSW Government’s Homelessness Strategy 2018-23 (‘The Strategy’). This audit is considering whether actions in the Strategy are effectively implemented and producing outcomes in...

In November, RLC  provided responses to the proposed suite of changes to Australia’s consumer credit framework contained in the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth). Redfern Legal Centre endorses in full the joint submission by Financial Rights Legal Centre and Consumer...

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) has provided a response to the Australian Finance Industry Association’s (AFIA) Code of Practice for Buy Now, Pay Later Providers. RLC regularly assists people who present with debt and financial abuse issues that steam from various Buy...