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This factsheet discusses the SDRO Advocacy Hotline and the options available for reviewing fines.
Legal self-help
This Factsheet looks at ways to negotiate with your creditor if you can’t afford your repayments or you can't afford to pay off your debt in one lump sum.
Legal self-help
This Factsheet addresses consumer credit and responsible lending laws in NSW, Australia.
Legal self-help
This Factsheet discusses the SDRO Advocacy Hotline and the consequences of receiving an enforcement order and the likely enforcement action taken if a fine is not paid.
Papers and submissions
RLC’s submission to the Department of Education’s “Redesigning VET FEE HELP” process called on the Government to establish a Vocational Education and Training Ombudsman.
Papers and submissions
Redfern Legal Centre made a submission to the Australian Consumer Law Review
Papers and submissions
RLC wrote a submission for the Federal Treasury's Review of Small Amount Credit Contract Laws and Comparable Consumer Leases ('SACC Review') in October.
Papers and submissions
RLC’s submission calls for better consumer protections in the regulations governing pay day lending and consumer lease services.
Papers and submissions
RLC is acutely concerned with the impact of financial abuse on vulnerable women, having directly observed its demoralising effect upon vulnerable and traumatised women.
Papers and submissions
RLC's submission highlights limited funding available to legal service providers and over-policing leading to an overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals within the criminal justice system.