News and Events

Redfern Legal Centre stands with a coalition of Aboriginal and legal organisations that say a secret proposal to tighten NSW bail laws for children would make NSW regional communities more dangerous. Multiple government sources have indicated off the record that a proposal to introduce punitive law and order measures – including changes to bail laws that will result in more children going to jail – may be considered as early as this week.

Helping vulnerable clients manage unpaid fines.

This webinar provides an overview of law and policy in public and community housing.

Help your clients work out whether they are getting paid properly at work, and what to do about it if they aren't.

This webinar for community workers outlines tenants’ rights to getting repairs done in public or private housing, and provides tips on navigating DCJ Housing’s repairs and maintenance system.

Today, the second COVID Fine case brought by Redfern Legal Centre was back in the Supreme Court. 

Redfern Legal Centre has filed another NSW Supreme Court application seeking the withdrawal of a COVID fine on the grounds of invalidity. 33,000 COVID fines were withdrawn following the first Supreme Court case in late 2022, and 29,000 remain.

This webinar provides tips and tactics to resolve common complaints with phone bills, electricity bills and banking debts.

Fines and the impact of the recent NSW Supreme Court case

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) have lodged a complaint against former NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller and NSW Police over their heavy-handed approach to handing out more than 60,000 COVID-19 fines during the pandemic.