Papers and submissions

Redfern Legal Centre made a submission to the Australian Consumer Law Review Redfern Legal Centre welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the national five – year review to statutory provisions in Australian Consumer Law. This submission focused on common consumer...

Redfern Legal Centre made a submission to an inquiry into domestic violence and gender inequality conducted by the Commonwealth Senate Finance and Public Administration Committees. RLC’s submission was made with a particular focus on gender inequality and domestic violence in...

With the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 still ongoing, RLC is pushing for law reform to protect all residents living in share housing. In February 2016 RLC provided a submission to the Fair Trading discussion paper regarding the review of the...

It has been five years since the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) (RTA) came into force and it is now due for its five year statutory review. 12 February 2016 In October 2015, NSW Fair Trading released a discussion paper and Redfern Legal...

RLC has contributed to the City of Sydney’s review of all its alcohol restrictions, including Alcohol Free Zones (AFZs). RLC’s findings The establishment of AFZs have not stopped street drinkers from drinking alcohol in public places. Police have been...

RLC endorses the submission provided by the Tenants’ Union of NSW and makes submissions in relation to the experiences of tenants in the Inner Sydney area specifically. Redfern Legal Centre has assisted many public housing tenants to get repairs carried...

RLC wrote a submission for the Federal Treasury’s Review of Small Amount Credit Contract Laws and Comparable Consumer Leases (‘SACC Review’) in October. 22 January 2016The Interim Report has been released and RLC has responded. RLC welcomes the opportunity to contribute further to...

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the NSW Government’s report, Racial Vilification Law in New South Wales. RLC believes there needs to be a complete review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (“ADA”), particularly in light of...

Our submission to this inquiry – Willing to Work – emphasises the ongoing difficulties faced at an institutional and systemic level for people with disability and older people to engage productively in the workforce. The reliance on individual complainants to take...

Victims of domestic violence are vulnerable to workplace discrimination, potentially amounting to exclusion from work.  Redfern Legal Centre strongly supports the development of legislation to protect victims of family and domestic violence under anti-discrimination laws. Currently, without anti-discrimination services, victims of...