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RLC made a submission with the National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) in response to the Attorney-General Department's Consolidation of Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws Discussion Paper.

RLC values the work done by Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) in addressing the systemic issues underlying our clients' individual issues.

The government sought comments on the Bill, which proposes to amend the Credit Law as they affect a number of areas including hardship provisions, reverse mortgages, consumer leases and small amount credit cards.

RLC has a priority access policy for ATSI clients. In 2010, we provided legal services to some 3000 individuals from Redfern and surrounding areas, approximately 200 of whom identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

The overarching recommendation of this submission was that the government reconsider its methodological approach to the baseline study.

The Treasury sought comments on the Bill.

RLC welcomed the ACMA's decision to undertake its examination of customer services and the complaints-handing experiences of consumers within the telecommunications industry.

Our submission argued that the standards are not meeting their aims and have not had a significant impact on access to education for students with disability.

In this submission, RLC's view was that the review into the role and function of the TIO was overdue.

This is the second submission of NACLC and other CLCs in relation to the consolidation of federal discrimination legislation.