Emma Ryan reports for Lawyers Weekly.
In an open letter addressed to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, dated 15 September 2021, Joanna Shulman, chief executive officer at Redfern Legal Centre; Nadine Miles, acting chief executive officer at Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT); Tim Leach, executive director at Community Legal Centres NSW; and Jonathon Hunyor, chief executive officer at Public Interest Advocacy Centre urged the government to rethink its current approach to COVID-19-related fines.
Instead, the letter, which was endorsed by over 100 signatories (full list below) calls for greater investment in community education and engagement strategies, and enhanced social and economic measures to support communities already in crisis.
Read the full article here. (Lawyers Weekly, 16 September 2021)
