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This page answers some frequently asked questions about making a formal complaint about NSW Police. It is not a substitute for legal advice.

Have you ever been evicted or locked out by your landlord or agent? This may have been in breach of the law. Under a Residential Tenancies Agreement, you can only be evicted by order of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Did you know that if you're an international student on a study visa, you can drive in Australia if you have a current driver's licence from your home country?

How to file a formal complaint against NSW Police

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.

Boarding Houses and the Law is a legal guide for people living in boarding houses in NSW. It explains the ins and outs of the Boarding Houses Act 2012 as well as other laws that can apply to boarding houses.

In this submission, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) addresses a Bill to allow Centrelink to make deductions from a tenant’s welfare payment to satisfy debts claimed by the social housing provider.

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.

This factsheet answers some frequently asked questions about police powers in NSW.