News and Events

The Boarding Houses Act 2012 commenced in full on July 1, a long awaited change that will mean that boarding house residents are better protected in law.

On 10 May 2013 the High Court rejected the Commonwealth’s application to appeal against the Federal Court’s decision regarding the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT).

Get it Fixed NSW is a group of community organisations who has recently launched a website featuring tenants' stories about their attempts to get Housing NSW to do repairs.

Contributed by the Salvation Army Safe House for Trafficked Persons In Australia, human traffickers and slaveholders are using people against their will for their own profit.

RLC has been active in the fight for improved rights for boarders and lodgers for over 30 years.

The Unfair Dismissal Advocacy Scheme is reflective of RLC's core aim to increase access to justice for those who cannot afford private legal advice and too often go unrepresented.

South Sydney Herald Article features an article this month on RLC's lodgment of an Ombudsman complaint regarding Housing NSW failure to respond to vulnerable tenants.

RLC has been active in the project to consolidate federal anti-discrimination laws in Australia.

RLC has become a regular contributor to the South Sydney Herald. This month we commented on new law that provides federal protection from discrimination for people in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities.

Listen to RLC's Inner Sydney Tenants' Advice and Advocacy Service Team Leader, Natalie Bradshaw talk about the legalities of living in a share house on 2SER.