News and Events

Redfern Legal Centre enjoyed the opportunity to attend the launch of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s report into pregnancy discrimination in employment on Friday 25thJuly.

RLC has experienced a recent spike in people contacting us for advice about DNA collection by NSW Police.

New legislation is being introduced to change the powers of police in variety of ways.

A recent Redfern Legal Centre employment case highlighted the importance of foreign workers having access to information regarding their workplace rights during employment and access to legal advice in the case of dismissal.

RLC has recently assisted a number of people with discrimination complaints in which there have been significant issues identifying the correct respondent, or, in other words, the entity to whom the complaint should be correctly directed.

RLC has been closely monitoring the impact of Australia’s new ‘anti-bullying’ workplace laws, which came into effect earlier this year.

Redfern Legal Centre is submitting a response on the proposed amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) to the Hon Attorney-General George Brandis.

A recent Redfern Legal Centre discrimination case raised interesting issues about the interaction between federal disability discrimination and workers’ compensation laws in settling matters.

The New South Wales Government has passed further law and order legislation, with highly publicised mandatory sentencing legislation expected to follow now that parliament has resumed.

Redfern Legal Centre supports the new provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) aimed at preventing workplace bullying. The provisions came into effect on 1 January 2014.