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Legal centres are being ‘bombarded’ by people who say they’ve been wrongly fined for lockdown breaches.

Consumer advocates say they have many concerns over proposed updates to the Life Insurance Code of Practice in a joint submission to the Financial Services Council (FSC).

The Australian Criminal and Family Lawyers (ACFL) is challenging several New South Wales Police powers under the COVID-19 public health orders in the Supreme Court.

The Australian Criminal and Family Lawyers (ACFL) is challenging several New South Wales Police powers under the COVID-19 public health orders in the Supreme Court.

Sydney's Redfern Legal Centre says it's overwhelmed with requests for help from people who insist they have been wrongly issued with fines by police for allegedly breaching COVID health orders.

The latest statistics from Revenue NSW reveal that in July and August more than 28,000 COVID fines were issued, whihc is 13 times the number of fines issued during the whole of last year.

The Employments RIghts Legal Service has created a set of factsheets to support migrant workers and other temporary visa holders affected by job losses and stand-downs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Greater Sydney’s second Covid-19 lockdown is highlighting the once hidden divisions within Sydney and its surrounding areas, with the emergence of differing approaches to Covid compliance policing and the issuing of Covid related fines.

A new COVID-19 vaccination program is being offered to residents across Sydney Local Health District and South Eastern Local Health District, providing free vaccinations for people who are housebound.

More than 100 legal, civic and political leaders have signed a letter to the NSW Premier warning that “we cannot fine our way out of the pandemic". NSW Police said on Wednesday it had issued nearly 25,000 fines for breaches of the public health order in the month since August 16 during Operation Stay At Home