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This submission focuses on the application of the Bill’s consent requirements and proposed fair and reasonable test to ongoing access to consumers’ banking transaction data.  It also highlights the risks that such access may create for people experiencing financial abuse.

Redfern Legal Centre supports the NSW coercive control reform but argues that criminalisation alone is insufficient—success depends on changing police culture, systems, and practice to properly identify and respond to financial and economic abuse as a core component of coercive control. The submission recommends extending the mental element to include recklessness and broadening the offence to all domestic relationships in principle, but only after evidence shows the current offence is being implemented safely and effectively.

This factsheet outlines key warning signs, practical tips to avoid scams, and the steps to take if you lose money or share personal information, including reporting and support options.

We’re pleased to share Redfern Legal Centre’s 2024–25 Annual Report.

Our Annual Report highlights our impact and areas of focus across the 2023-2024 financial year.

Submissions authored by RLC’s Financial Abuse Service: Submission to the Attorney General’s Department’s consultation on a bankruptcy Minimal Asset Procedure (August 2024)

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

Submission to the Australian Retail Credit Association (ARCA) regarding the Credit Reporting Code Consultation aims to support ARCA’s ongoing efforts to address credit reporting issues faced by consumers experiencing domestic and family violence (DFV).

Feedback provided to the Attorney General’s Department (AGD) on amending the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (Family Law Act) with a view to introducing law and procedures that prioritise safety, clarity and efficiency in family law proceedings.

Consultation into the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth) (ETA). Our input is narrowly focused on responses to economic abuse based on casework experience.