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I challenged my COVID public health order fine, and won

I received a fine last year for sitting alone in Redfern Park preparing to teach a law lecture. COVID restrictions were in place and the police thought I had to be actively exercising to be there. They were wrong.

18 July 2022

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COVID-19 fine withdrawn in test case that could see thousands more torn up

One of the plaintiffs in a NSW Supreme Court case that has the potential to invalidate tens of thousands of COVID-19 fines has had his $1000 infringement withdrawn.

17 July 2022

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Supreme Court test case that could throw out thousands of NSW COVID fines

The validity of COVID-19 fines issued across NSW will be called into question in a court case that has the potential to invalidate millions of dollars worth of penalty notices issued during the state’s lockdowns.

16 July 2022

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Sydney limo driver ‘couldn’t cope with the stress’ after sparking COVID outbreak, lockdown

East vs west: Sydney’s social divide during the pandemic.

25 June 2022

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Twice as many Children’s Court cases now dismissed due to mental illness

Cases dismissed due to mental illness have almost doubled in the NSW Children’s Court and are rising in all courts, with 2900 cases discharged on mental health grounds last year.

23 June 2022

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Concern raised around new protest laws passed in NSW

Protesters who block access to major roads or infrastructure will face harsh new penalties under legislation passed through the NSW Parliament in April.

23 June 2022

Protesters on a main road holding Aboriginal flags

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Civil society groups warn against police overreach in NSW climate defenders raid

Forty civil society organisations have expressed alarm at reports of police overreach in preemptive policing of protest, with NSW police conducting covert surveillance and a raid on climate activists north of Sydney on Sunday.

23 June 2022

Large protest in Hyde Park with Aboriginal flags

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$42 million in unpaid COVID fines after lockdown blitz

Three out of four COVID-19 fines are overdue, with more than 46,000 NSW residents owing $42 million between them.

22 May 2022

A closeup of a thumb holding a fines notice that says is large blue capital letters: "Pay Now"

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Call to end exploitation of migrant workers

A coalition of concerned community legal centres and civil society organisations have called on governments to make pre-election commitments to end the exploitation of migrant workers.

15 May 2022

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Increasing the safety of Buy Now Pay Later products and payday loans

RLC has joined more than 100 organisations calling for governments to act to make Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) and advance wage products safer.

12 May 2022

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Topics

I challenged my COVID public health order fine, and won

COVID-19 fine withdrawn in test case that could see thousands more torn up

Supreme Court test case that could throw out thousands of NSW COVID fines

Sydney limo driver ‘couldn’t cope with the stress’ after sparking COVID outbreak, lockdown

Twice as many Children’s Court cases now dismissed due to mental illness

Concern raised around new protest laws passed in NSW

Civil society groups warn against police overreach in NSW climate defenders raid

$42 million in unpaid COVID fines after lockdown blitz

Call to end exploitation of migrant workers

Increasing the safety of Buy Now Pay Later products and payday loans

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