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Policy of Confidentiality

Redfern Legal Centre acknowledges the importance of the confidential relationship between solicitor and client that extends to everyone employed by or volunteering at the Redfern Legal Centre.

Staff and volunteers must maintain a duty of confidentiality, including the non-disclosure of any information obtained in an manner or in any form during the course of their duties at the Redfern Legal Centre; and

Without limitation, carry out any client interviews, other discussions or meetings in a confidential manner, including carrying on any necessary case discussion relating to a client, with a staff member or other volunteers, in a confidential environment within the Redfern Legal Centre.

Expressed Demand

RLC is an extremely busy centre, and is often the first point of contact for people in NSW seeking legal advice. The Centre has a steady stream of inquiries and requests, both by phone and in person. On each evening advice session 10 face-to-face and telephone interviews are conducted.

Daytime advice sessions are also heavily booked, with between 4 to

10 face-to-face interviews being conducted each session.

29% of our clients are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (coming from over 77 different countries) and 9.6% of our clients chose to identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

In 2006-07 the Centre provided services to around 10,000 clients.

This included:

General law and Credit & Debt Service:

  • 2,307 referrals/information
  • 2,392 legal advices
  • 1,133 client cases
  • 23 community legal education projects
  • 18 law reform projects

Tenancy Service:

  • 2,007 clients assisted

Women's Domestic Violence Court Assistance Scheme:

  • 1,335 clients assisted

Main areas of law included:

  • Domestic violence
  • Tenancy
  • Credit /debt/consumer
  • Employment
  • Government/Legal system complaints
  • Victim's compensation
  • Crime
  • Family and Child Protection
  • Police Complaints
  • Discrimination

 

 

 
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