RLC in the media

RLC's police accountability solicitor appeared on 3CR's Doin' Time program to discuss why NSW Police should urgently release their Safe Driving policy.

Fines to enforce COVID-19 public health measures during the NSW Delta outbreak between July and October 2021 disproportionately impacted low socioeconomic suburbs and towns.

Indigenous and legal groups are demanding NSW Police release more information about the circumstances of the tragic death of a 16-year-old Indigenous boy, who collided with a police car on the weekend.

NSW Police's Safe Driving policy remains "shrouded in secrecy", despite previous deaths during police pursuits in NSW.

The family of a 16-year-old Aboriginal boy who was killed in a crash with an unmarked police car have called for an independent investigation into his death.

In November 2021 the NSW Ombudsman released a report revealing Revenue NSW used automated systems to unlawfully and forcibly collect debt from disadvantaged and financially vulnerable people since January 2016.

Elyse Methven, UTS Law lecturer and volunteer with RLC's police accountability practice asks will hefty COVID fines make us any safer?

Almost 3,000 COVID-19 fines totalling just over $2.1 million dollars have been issued to children aged 10-17 years since 1 July last year, data obtained by Redfern Legal Centre reveals.

A coalition of 33 legal organisations including RLC have signed an open letter, calling on NSW finance minister Damien Tudehope to introduce a four-month pause on enforcement action on COVID fines, to support people already experiencing vulnerabiliy.

Revenue NSW has started enforcement action for over 17,657 unpaid fines.