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COVID fines test case launched

RLC has filed a case in the Supreme Court of New South Wales representing plaintiffs who seek to challenge the validity of their COVID-19 fines.

21 July 2022

RLC in the media

How 45,000 penalty notices could be invalid

Thousands of Covid-19 fines worth millions of dollars could be ruled invalid if two Sydneysiders win a landmark test case in the New South Wales Supreme Court.

19 July 2022

RLC in the media

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

Events

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

Do your clients have problem debts?

29 June 2022

Closeup of ATM pin-pad - buttons read cancel and change

News

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

A person paying for credit purchase using a mobile phone

News

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

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

Large protest in Hyde Park with 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

Events

Money Matters in Social Housing (webinar)

An overview of some common money-related issues that arise in public and community housing

18 May 2022

closeup of money: gold dollar coins and notes

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

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Topics

COVID fines test case launched

How 45,000 penalty notices could be invalid

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

Concern raised around new protest laws passed in NSW

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

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

Money Matters in Social Housing (webinar)

Call to end exploitation of migrant workers

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