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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.

18 July 2022

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Help! My Client has Problem Debts #1: How to navigate internal dispute resolution (webinar)

Do your clients have problem debts?

29 June 2022

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The pitfalls of Buy Now Pay Later: why industry regulation is needed

Increasing interest rates and cost of living pressures are seeing more people who use Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans falling into financial hardship.

27 June 2022

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RLC in the media

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

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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

Events

Cars as a tool of financial abuse: Car loans, fines, tolls (webinar)

Cars as a tool of financial abuse: Car loans, fines, tolls.

8 June 2022

News

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

News

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

RLC in the media

Unpaid fines in NSW reach $1 billion

New South Wales residents owe $1 billion to the state government because of unpaid fines, with more than 380,000 individuals having unpaid enforceable debt with Revenue NSW.

3 May 2022

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Youpla collapse fuels ‘trauma and intergenerational debt’ for First Nations families

In April 2022, RLC joined a coalition of 125 organisations calling on the federal government to urgently support First Nations People who have been affected by the collapse of funeral insurer, Youpla.

27 April 2022

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Topics

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

Help! My Client has Problem Debts #1: How to navigate internal dispute resolution (webinar)

The pitfalls of Buy Now Pay Later: why industry regulation is needed

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

Concern raised around new protest laws passed in NSW

Cars as a tool of financial abuse: Car loans, fines, tolls (webinar)

Call to end exploitation of migrant workers

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

Unpaid fines in NSW reach $1 billion

Youpla collapse fuels ‘trauma and intergenerational debt’ for First Nations families

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