Papers and submissions

Aboriginal Health Justice Partnership Evaluation fo first six months of operation. At the beginning of November 2015, we began a formal evaluation process, this was undertaken as a “snapshot” of clients seen during this time. The evaluation was designed on...

Redfern Legal Centre welcomes the opportunity to give input into Parliamentary Inquiry into Elder Abuse in NSW. Through our Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Scheme, RLC’s domestic violence workers have seen older mothers suffer elder abuse from their adult children....

Redfern Legal Centre welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Reparations of the Stolen Generation. RLC is of the view that there is urgent need for reparations for the stolen generations to occur and that the Bringing them...

RLC’s submission calls for better consumer protections in the regulations governing pay day lending and consumer lease services. In particular, we want to see consumer leases subject to the same restrictions as pay day loans.  We propose regulations which would...

RLC is acutely concerned with the impact of financial abuse on vulnerable women, having directly observed its demoralising effect upon vulnerable and traumatised women. RLC strongly encourages governments, financial institutions, telco, utility and other essential service providers, to consider how...

Students with a disability deserve equal enjoyment and access to education, resulting in wide-ranging benefits for them, their families and the community.  In this submission to the Senate Standing Committee to Education and Employment, RLC outlines some of the key...

This Briefing Paper, published by Redfern Legal Centre, Marrickville Legal Centre, Kingsford Legal Centre, Illawarra Legal Centre and Eastern Area Tenants Service, outlines the impact the proposed Residential Tenancies and Housing Legislation Amendment (Public Housing – Antisocial Behaviour) Bill 2015 is likely to have on the community’s most vulnerable...

RLC made a submission with regards to Police Oversight powers as a form of police misconduct, which in turn resulted in unnecessary victims. In this submission, RLC considered the use of technology in police oversight. Action was urged in combatting...

A report by MOSAIC (Justice Connect) and Redfern Legal Centre Justice Connect and Redfern Legal Centre have produced a joint report on the unmet legal needs of newly arrived migrants in NSW, including international students. Many new migrants are unaware...

RLC and Sydney WDVCAS have prepared a joint submission on the NSW Government’s proposed Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme. The scheme would allow individuals to apply for information about any previous history of domestic violence perpetrated by their partner. We support...