Papers and submissions

Redfern Legal Centre has been campaigning for legislative protection for boarders and lodgers and other marginal renters for more than 20 years.

Comments on the Federal Government’s draft Homelessness Bill 2012

On 16 December 2011 Phoenix van Dyke from our Inner Sydney Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service and Natalie Ross from our general legal service appeared before the Standing Committee on Law and Justice to give evidence for the Inquiry.

In this submission we argued that the introduction of laws to cover people that fall outside of the Residential Tenancy Act 2012 (NSW), while benefiting many residents on NSW, would be of great benefit to international students.

RLC has a long history of providing legal advice to our local community, with one of our key areas of advice being for public and private tenants.

RLC's submission provides recommendations on how to prevent homelessness, based on our experience providing services targeted at assisting people who are disadvantaged in our community.