News and Events

Tomorrow (25 May), the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) will examine the use of force by NSW Police, along with systemic issues related to the arrest and detention of children.

Mortgage Stress and Financial Abuse (webinar)

Today the NSW Supreme Court published its reasons in a test case about COVID-19 fines. The decision clarifies the requirements necessary for a fine to be valid, and calls into disrepute all the remaining 29,017 COVID-19 fines that have not been withdrawn.

Victim survivors of financial abuse experience impacts on their credit report... and so their lives ...for years after they leave the relationship behind.

Police are conducting more than 150,000 body searches annually across NSW, with children and Indigenous people more likely to be targeted. Redfern Legal Centre obtained NSW Police statistics about person searches via access to information laws. 

Revenue NSW has conceded that many COVID-19 fines are invalid. But what does that mean for the rest of the community who may have received or paid fines? 

NSW Supreme Court to Hear COVID-19 Fines Test Case

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling on the NSW Government to put an immediate stay on enforcement orders issued to people who have not yet paid their COVID-19 fines.

Tips on safeguarding your personal information following the Optus privacy breach.

Explores the process of seeking a review of your fine by Revenue NSW or the Court.