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This factsheet outlines your options for dealing with a penalty notice in NSW, including paying in full or by instalments, seeking an internal review, electing to go to court, applying for hardship assistance such as a Work and Development Order, a 50% reduction, or a write-off, while warning that ignoring a fine leads to extra fees and enforcement action such as licence suspension.
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RLC backs prohibiting strip searches of children, queries the Bill's constitutional validity, and recommends Commonwealth-State reform, statutory safeguards, and amended protections under the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth).
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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.
Papers and submissions
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.
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This factsheet explains your basic rights and responsibilities if you are stopped by police while driving. It outlines when police can pull you over, what information you must provide, and your rights during searches, testing, and other interactions. It provides general information and is not a substitute for legal advice
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This is a template for a formal complaint letter to the NSW Police Force, asking them to investigate alleged misconduct by police officers.
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This factsheet explains how to prepare and submit a written complaint about misconduct by the NSW Police Force, including what to include and where to lodge it.
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This factsheet explains your rights when police stop, question, or search you, and how to respond safely while protecting yourself legally.
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This factsheet by Redfern Legal Centre explains your rights when police come to your home.
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This is a template for a formal complaint to the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission about alleged misconduct by officers of the NSW Police Force.