RLC and the ALS have made a joint submission to the NSW Government Review of the Surveillance Devices Amendment (Police Body-Worn Video) Act 2014. Background Police body-worn cameras (BWCs) were first trialled in Australia in 2007, and were rolled...
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RLC Position Paper: Specialist Domestic Violence Courts (Or Court Lists days) in New South Wales
RLC recommends the introduction of domestic violence specialist courts (or specialist court list days), to ensure better outcomes for victims through specialist training and collaborative practices between the court. The NSW Domestic Violence Death Review Team Report 2015–2017 highlights a number of issues relating...
RLC Briefing Paper: Strangulation in the context of domestic violence
Strangulation is one of the most common and most lethal forms of domestic violence. It is also an act that is highly predictive of future homicide. Over the past six months, 54 victims referred to Redfern Legal Centre’s domestic violence service, the...
Submission: Social Services Legislation Amendment (Housing Affordability) Bill 2017
In this submission, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) addresses a Bill to allow Centrelink to make deductions from a tenant’s welfare payment to satisfy debts claimed by the social housing provider. Background On 14 September 2017, the Social Service Legislation Amendment...
Submission: ALRC Inquiry into the Incarceration Rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
In this submission, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) focuses on the impact of policing on the incarceration rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Background On 17 July 2017 the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) released a discussion paper on Incarceration...
Discussion paper: New Police Powers Effect Near-Immediate Breakup of Martin Place Tent City
On 11 August 2017, the NSW government passed laws granting police sweeping new powers to move on people occupying designated public reserves. The legislation was rushed through parliament, without proper scrutiny or consultation, to enable the state government to immediately...
RLC’s January 2017 eBulletin
This bulletin focuses on RLC’s Credit, Debt & Consumer Law Service, including our work supporting people in financial hardship who access unsuitable financial products, such as payday loans and consumer leases, which inevitably entrench financial hardship. Read the bulletin here.
RLC Briefing Paper: Combatting Exploitation of International Students in the Workforce
In RLC’s experience, international students frequently have a visa issue associated with their legal problem, and fears about their visa status can prevent these students from seeking advice or asserting their rights. The RLC International Students and Employment Law practices...
Submission: Parliamentary Inquiry into Freedom of Speech
This submission, written by RLC’s discrimination solicitor Dr Linda Tucker, draws on RLC’s earlier submissions in addressing the terms of this Inquiry.¹ We also thank Ting Lim, a solicitor and volunteer on RLC’s discrimination advice night. Background In 2016,...
Submission: Redesigning “VET-FEE HELP”
RLC’s submission to the Department of Education’s “Redesigning VET FEE HELP” process called on the Government to establish a Vocational Education and Training Ombudsman. The establishment of a Vocational Education and Training Ombudsman will aim to resolve consumer complaints about...