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Media Release: Police reported admission that strip search powers are being breached

Redfern Legal Centre calls for immediate action on strip search laws, following the reported admission by NSW Police Force that officers have potentially breached strip search powers.

23 June 2019

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Media Release: Legal Profession Calls on Police Minister to Address Strip Searches As New Figures Reveal Almost 300 Children Have Been Strip Searched

4 June 2019 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

3 June 2019

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Media Alert: Panel Discussion: Does NSW Have a Strip Search Problem?

This Thursday, 16 May at 6pm, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is hosting a free panel discussion on strip search laws in New South Wales. The event is a part of RLC's ‘Safe and Sound’ campaign.

17 May 2019

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RLC Media Release: Commuters subjected to another police search operation at Central Station

‘Privacy screens’ have once again been erected at Central Station in a high foot traffic area at one of Australia’s busiest train stations.

3 May 2019

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Media Release: Redfern Legal Centre concerned about police search operation at a public train station

Redfern Legal Centre has raised grave concerns about increased police strip search activity in NSW, following yesterday’s police drug search operation at Central Station.

14 March 2019

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Media Release: Redfern Legal Centre launches campaign to stop strip searches

On Wednesday 19 December, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) launches ‘Safe & Sound’ – a campaign that seeks to stop the high number of police strip searches occurring in NSW, at music festivals and beyond.

18 December 2018

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Media Release: A Call to End Predictive Policing Targeting Children as Young as Ten

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling for an end to a New South Wales policing practice known as the Suspect Targeting Management Plan (STMP), a “hidden” blacklist used by police to target children as young as ten.

22 August 2018

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RLC Media Release: Offensive language arrest found to be unlawful; court rules that police provoked student with “unjustified interference with civil liberties”

On 20 November 2017 the District Court held that an arrest for the statement “none of your fucking business” was unlawful, because the police failed to consider any alternatives to arrest.

20 November 2017

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MEDIA RELEASE: Reforms to Tenancy Act will help victims of domestic violence but could go further

5 July 2016 Redfern Legal Centre welcome the reforms to the Residential Tenancy Act affecting domestic violence victims.

7 July 2016

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Media Release: RLC and UNSW Law Join Forces on Police Accountability in NSW

23 June 2015 Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) and UNSW Law today announced that the RLC Police Powers practice has been saved from closure thanks to UNSW Law sponsorship.

23 June 2015

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Topics

Media Release: Police reported admission that strip search powers are being breached

Media Release: Legal Profession Calls on Police Minister to Address Strip Searches As New Figures Reveal Almost 300 Children Have Been Strip Searched

Media Alert: Panel Discussion: Does NSW Have a Strip Search Problem?

RLC Media Release: Commuters subjected to another police search operation at Central Station

Media Release: Redfern Legal Centre concerned about police search operation at a public train station

Media Release: Redfern Legal Centre launches campaign to stop strip searches

Media Release: A Call to End Predictive Policing Targeting Children as Young as Ten

RLC Media Release: Offensive language arrest found to be unlawful; court rules that police provoked student with “unjustified interference with civil liberties”

MEDIA RELEASE: Reforms to Tenancy Act will help victims of domestic violence but could go further

Media Release: RLC and UNSW Law Join Forces on Police Accountability in NSW

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