News and Events

Events such as the 2022 floods, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the 2019-20 bushfire season have fueled unprecedented demand for the free legal assistance sector in NSW. But with funding uncertainty preventing the ability for long-term planning, the sector is fighting an uphill battle.

I received a fine last year for sitting alone in Redfern Park preparing to teach a law lecture. COVID restrictions were in place and the police thought I had to be actively exercising to be there. They were wrong.

The validity of COVID-19 fines issued across NSW will be called into question in a court case that has the potential to invalidate millions of dollars worth of penalty notices issued during the state’s lockdowns.

One of the plaintiffs in a NSW Supreme Court case that has the potential to invalidate tens of thousands of COVID-19 fines has had his $1000 infringement withdrawn.

The validity of COVID-19 fines issued across NSW will be called into question in a court case that has the potential to invalidate millions of dollars worth of penalty notices issued during the state’s lockdowns.

Over 70 organisations including RLC are calling on NSW Government to remove the requirement to prove injury in Victims Support applications.

Do your clients have problem debts?

Applications to the Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme have been extended to 30 June 2023. RLC can help you apply.

Increasing interest rates and cost of living pressures are seeing more people who use Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans falling into financial hardship.

East vs west: Sydney’s social divide during the pandemic.