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Arrests to increase, standards to drop

The NSW Government has passed the Law Enforcement (Power and Responsibility) Amendment (Arrest without Warrant) Bill 2013, legislation that will allow police to apply a lower standard when deciding whether or not to make arrests.

17 December 2013

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Expansion of RLC’s Unfair Dismissal Advocacy Scheme

Redfern Legal Centre in partnership with Clayton Utz is expanding the scope of service offered through the Unfair Dismissal Advocacy Scheme.

17 December 2013

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RLC in the Media: Alarm over Premier's bid to increase police powers of arrest

Article by Anna Patty for The Sydney Morning Herald

5 November 2013

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RLC in the Media: Queensland's "Draconian" G20 laws

Our Police Powers solicitor David Porter talks to Hack on triple j about the new laws in Queensland for the G20 which will restrict movement and behaviours including kite flying.

5 November 2013

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Housing NSW failing to meet the needs of tenants with disabilities

Recently Redfern Legal Centre has advised a number of local Housing New South Wales (Housing NSW) tenants with disabilities about how to achieve transfers or have their current properties modified to better suit their disability needs.

29 October 2013

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Supreme Court Confirms Right to Silence for Police Officers

In August 2013, the Supreme Court of NSW handed down its decision in Baff v Commissioner of Police.

29 October 2013

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Police Powers Clinic: A Student Perspective

The Redfern Legal Centre Police Powers Clinic, a University of New South Wales and RLC joint experiential learning program, commenced in August this year.

29 October 2013

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Case Study: Ripped off at work

Sophia (not her real name) was Italian and began working part time in a clothes shop under her Working Visa. Her employer required her to wear clothes from the store while she was working.

29 October 2013

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High Court Decision on the Business Service Wage Assessment Tool

On 10 May 2013 the High Court rejected the Commonwealth’s application to appeal against the Federal Court’s decision regarding the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT).

17 September 2013

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Modern Slavery in Australia

Contributed by the Salvation Army Safe House for Trafficked Persons In Australia, human traffickers and slaveholders are using people against their will for their own profit.

17 September 2013

Topics

Arrests to increase, standards to drop

Expansion of RLC’s Unfair Dismissal Advocacy Scheme

RLC in the Media: Alarm over Premier's bid to increase police powers of arrest

RLC in the Media: Queensland's "Draconian" G20 laws

Housing NSW failing to meet the needs of tenants with disabilities

Supreme Court Confirms Right to Silence for Police Officers

Police Powers Clinic: A Student Perspective

Case Study: Ripped off at work

High Court Decision on the Business Service Wage Assessment Tool

Modern Slavery in Australia

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