Papers and submissions

ERLS strongly supports legislative reform to limit the use of non-compete and other restraint of trade clauses, particularly in relation to low- and middle-income workers. Our key reform priority is to ban non-compete clauses in employment contracts in Australia, at a minimum for low- and middle-income workers. We also recommend further reform to restrict other restraint of trade clauses (such as non-solicitation clauses) in employment contracts so that they only operate to the extent that they are reasonable and proportionate.

This report outlines the achievements of the partnership between the three community legal centres and marks the release of an independent review of ERLS’s four-year impact.

A list of NSW Police Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines obtained through freedom of information laws.

A seminar on the new Costs Protection Laws established under the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023.

The Human Rights Law Centre and Redfern Legal Centre's submission to the Government’s consultation on proposed legislation to restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in workplace sexual harassment cases.

Redfern Legal Centre's Submission to the 2024 Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia’s Youth Justice and Incarceration System.

RLC's submission to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry on ending no-grounds evictions.

Submission to Inquiry into the Impact of the regulatory framework for cannabis in New South Wales

Our submission is informed by the experiences of our clients, the majority of whom are people who have had contact with the New South Wales Police Force and the criminal justice system. Some of our clients have been affected by the Roads and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (NSW), which commenced on 1 April 2022.

Submission to Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety, Parliament of New South Wales, Inquiry into Community Safety in Regional and Rural Communities