Papers and submissions

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

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

Submission to Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into the challenges and opportunities within the Australian live music industry.

Submission to the Legislative Council inquiry into the equity, accessibility and appropriate delivery of outpatient and community mental health care in New South Wales.

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling for immediate amendments to NSW strip-search laws as research reveals an almost twentyfold increase in strip searches in almost 12 years.

RLC and the ALS have made a joint submission to the NSW Government Review of the Surveillance Devices Amendment (Police Body-Worn Video) Act 2014.

In this submission, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) focuses on the impact of policing on the incarceration rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

On 11 August 2017, the NSW government passed laws granting police sweeping new powers to move on people occupying designated public reserves.