Papers and submissions

RLC is asking the Federal government to establish whistleblower protections that would enable migrant workers to report exploitation without risking their visa.

Submission made to the Real Estate Housing Policy Team in NSW Government concerning the specific legislative provisions to protect the rights of tenants and non-perpetrator co-tenants who have experienced domestic violence. 

RLC has joined a coalition of community legal centres sending an open letter to government calling for improvements to a proposed discrimination law Bill.

RLC and the Economic Abuse Reference Group (EARG) have made submissions to Government recommending a phased approach to criminalising coercive control.

RLC has joined more than 70 organisations calling on NSW Government to remove the requirement to prove injury in Victims Support applications.

A coalition of concerned community legal centres and civil society organisations have called on governments to make pre-election commitments to end the exploitation of migrant workers. 

The Economic Abuse Reference Group (EARG) makes recommendations to ensure economic abuse is a critical part of the national plan, calling for shorter and more targeted action plans with tangible outcomes.

RLC and Kingsford Legal Centre and have jointly made submissions to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security.

EARG believes the criminalisation of coercive control won’t necessarily achieve better outcomes for victim-survivors.

In March 2021, members of the Economic Reference Group NSW (EARG NSW), appeared before a NSW Parliamentary inquiry into coercive control.