Papers and submissions

In the year of 2011-2012, 6.1% of Redfern Legal Centre's clients identified as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 30.6% were of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

The Redfern Legal Centre identifies economic rights as important in the attainment of a just society.

RLC made a submission to the April 2012 Treasury Discussion Paper 'Strategies for reducing reliance on high-cost, short-term, small amount lending'.

RLC values the work done by Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) in addressing the systemic issues underlying our clients' individual issues.

The government sought comments on the Bill, which proposes to amend the Credit Law as they affect a number of areas including hardship provisions, reverse mortgages, consumer leases and small amount credit cards.

RLC has a priority access policy for ATSI clients. In 2010, we provided legal services to some 3000 individuals from Redfern and surrounding areas, approximately 200 of whom identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

The Treasury sought comments on the Bill.

RLC welcomed the ACMA's decision to undertake its examination of customer services and the complaints-handing experiences of consumers within the telecommunications industry.

In this submission, RLC's view was that the review into the role and function of the TIO was overdue.

Utility debts have always been a significant proportion of the matters presenting to the Centre.