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RLC in the Media: Greater police caution needed in response to COVID-19 public health order breaches

Marisa from 3CR's 'Doin Time' program interviewed RLC Police Accountability Solicitor fSamantha Lee about the need for greater police caution in response to COVID-19 public health order breaches.

23 August 2021

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RLC in the Media: Why $5000 COVID fines might backfire

Increased COVID fines could have unintended consequences for people already experiencing disadvantage, including a potential breakdown in community trust at a time when it is most needed. By Elyse Methven and Samantha Lee

16 August 2021

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RLC in the Media: ‘COVID came and everything changed’: businesses face closure in south-west Sydney

Police have been patrolling the streets of Sydney’s south-west in three LGAs to ensure people are complying with the stay-at-home orders as part of a major operation launched on Friday morning.

9 July 2021

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RLC in the Media: ‘Fewer fines and more compassion’

Redfern Legal Centre called for fewer fines and more compassion in south-western Sydney, as the Covid-19 outbreak grows. Peter Hackney reports for Sydney Sentinel

9 July 2021

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RLC in the Media: Vast majority of COVID-19 fines remain unpaid

Data obtained by RLC reveals that the majority of people issued with a $1000 COVID-19 fine in NSW have not paid, or can’t afford to pay, leading to calls for a means-tested system and review of police conduct. Anna Patty reports for the Sydney Morning Herald.

3 May 2021

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RLC in the Media More than 5,500 Australians ended up with police records despite doing nothing illegal

More than 5,500 people in New South Wales have found themselves with police records after being strip searched by police, despite nothing incriminating being found.

23 April 2021

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RLC in the Media: Does NSW have a problem with Police Strip Searches?

RLC Police Accountability solicitor, Samantha Lee, was interviewed by the Sentinel on issues around strip searching in NSW.

29 March 2021

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RLC in the Media: What are your rights in a police search?

Law Society Journal (LSJ) online video

29 March 2021

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RLC in the Media: Consent app - Fuller's worst idea all year?

New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller’s proposal for an app that records consent has been widely criticised, including by those working with survivors of sexual assault. Isaac Nellist reports for Green Left

27 March 2021

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RLC in the Media: More laws are not the answer: the case for restorative justice to address sexual assault

With conviction rates of just 2%, it is clear the justice system is failing victims of sexual assault.

20 March 2021

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Topics

RLC in the Media: Greater police caution needed in response to COVID-19 public health order breaches

RLC in the Media: Why $5000 COVID fines might backfire

RLC in the Media: ‘COVID came and everything changed’: businesses face closure in south-west Sydney

RLC in the Media: ‘Fewer fines and more compassion’

RLC in the Media: Vast majority of COVID-19 fines remain unpaid

RLC in the Media More than 5,500 Australians ended up with police records despite doing nothing illegal

RLC in the Media: Does NSW have a problem with Police Strip Searches?

RLC in the Media: What are your rights in a police search?

RLC in the Media: Consent app - Fuller's worst idea all year?

RLC in the Media: More laws are not the answer: the case for restorative justice to address sexual assault

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