VIDEO: Supreme court asks NSW to reverse COVID-19 fines

Today the NSW Supreme Court published its reasons in a test case about COVID-19 fines. The decision clarifies the requirements necessary for a fine to be valid, and calls into disrepute all the remaining 29,017 COVID-19 fines that have not been withdrawn.

Inflexible property recovery laws let perpetrators dispute who owns belongings, so survivors like Tessa lose their things or face tens of thousands in legal costs, RLC’s Jasmine Opdam says the system needs more flexibility.

A new report has claimed disadvantaged and First Nations children in New South Wales were targeted by police during the COVID-19 pandemic, with fines up to $5000 being issued, pushing families into financial hardship.

There’s been a change in the types of matters coming through the doors of Redfern Legal Centre’s financial abuse service.