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COVID-19 Fines Test Case to be Heard Next Week

NSW Supreme Court to Hear COVID-19 Fines Test Case

24 November 2022

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RLC in the media

Danny Lim’s bloody face makes us recoil yet again at police use of force

The heavy force used against the 78-year-old has disturbed many, and on Wednesday about 100 people protested outside Surry Hills police station, calling for the officers involved to be suspended and for an independent investigation.

24 November 2022

RLC in the media

Pain in Paradise

In 2018, Byron Bay police struck a teenager 18 times with a baton. Five years later courts are still deciding, was it “reasonable”?

21 November 2022

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Media releases

COVID fines are exacerbating financial disadvantage

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.

20 October 2022

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RLC in the media

Officer Charged with Fabricating Evidence, But His Victim Explains that Coverups Run Deep

LECC announced that the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions has laid charges against police officer over the fraud allegations involving fabricating evidence

7 October 2022

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News

Know your rights: factsheets for renters

Regardless of whether you live in public or private housing, there are laws in place to protect you and it is important to know your rights.

4 October 2022

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News

Privacy breaches: steps you can take

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

27 September 2022

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RLC in the media

First Nations family allege their 14-year-old son was seriously injured during arrest

RLC has lodged a complaint with the LECC following a police interaction with a 14-year-old First Nations boy.

21 September 2022

Events

Women @ Work (webinar)

Women @ Work

31 August 2022

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RLC in the media

'Simply unacceptable': Dubbo tops the state for strip searches on Indigenous people

First Nations people in Dubbo were subjected to the highest number of police strip searches in NSW over two year period.

25 August 2022

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