e-Bulletin | February/ March 2022

Date published

15 March 2022

Our February/ March 2022 e-Bulletin focuses on our law reform work, including calls to address sexual harassment in the workplace, and calls for NSW police to release their safe driving policy following the tragic death of Jai Wright.

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Topics covered include:

A welcome to our new CEO, Katherine McKernan
A new 'best practice' model to address financial abuse
Calls for law reform to prevent sexual harassment at work
Advocacy on NSW Police's 'Safe Driving’ Policy
Flood disaster recovery information

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Recent news

Media releases

Media Release: The NSW Supreme Court Confirms the “Bare Minimum” Test for COVID Fines.

Today the NSW Supreme Court published its reasons in a test case about COVID-19 fines. The decision clarifies the requirements necessary for a fine to be valid, and calls into disrepute all the remaining 29,017 COVID-19 fines that have not been withdrawn.

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New South Wales police used force toward Aboriginal people at a vastly disproportionate rate compared to non-Indigenous people, new data has shown.

3 June 2024

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RLC in the media

"Simply amplifies disadvantage": First Nations and disadvantaged children targeted by NSW police during COVID lockdowns, report reveals

A new report has claimed disadvantaged and First Nations children in New South Wales were targeted by police during the COVID-19 pandemic, with fines up to $5000 being issued, pushing families into financial hardship.

21 May 2024

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RLC in the media

Sexually transmitted debt: How financial services are fighting financial abuse

There’s been a change in the types of matters coming through the doors of Redfern Legal Centre’s financial abuse service.

6 May 2024

e-Bulletin | February/ March 2022

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Recent news

Media Release: The NSW Supreme Court Confirms the “Bare Minimum” Test for COVID Fines.

My whole life is in that house’: survivors fleeing domestic violence can lose much more than their home

"Simply amplifies disadvantage": First Nations and disadvantaged children targeted by NSW police during COVID lockdowns, report reveals

Sexually transmitted debt: How financial services are fighting financial abuse

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