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Tek sought advice from RLC after he sustained injuries when being ejected from a local police station.

The majority of Sydney Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service’s (WDVCAS) clients are women, however the service is also often required to provide assistance to children or young people in need of legal protection from domestic violence.

The NSW Ombudsman released a report in August 2014, on the effect of expanded police powers introduced in 2011 to assist police responses to alcohol-fuelled violence, predominantly intended for behaviour in entertainment districts at night.

In inner-city Sydney, a man in his 50s answers an unexpected knock at the front door. It’s the police, carrying a DNA sample kit and some paperwork. A document explains to the man that he has been classified as an untested former offender, empowering the police to collect his DNA.

Under the NSW Domestic and Family Violence Reforms a new service delivery model will be launched in September 2014.

RLC has experienced a recent spike in people contacting us for advice about DNA collection by NSW Police.

Q & A with Susan Smith, Coordinator of the Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service.

The Australian Medical Association NSW in partnership with Women’s Legal Services NSW has recently launched a new domestic violence resource for doctors.

The aim of the new NSW Domestic Violence Justice Strategy is to make the criminal justice system more responsive to the needs of victims of domestic violence.

New legislation is being introduced to change the powers of police in variety of ways.