Funded by the Office for Women, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

Useful Contacts

Women and Work - Useful Numbers and Websites

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT LAW INFORMATION / ADVICE

Law Access NSW

Ph: 1300 888 529
Web: http://www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au

Local community legal centre

Web: http://www.nswclc.org.au/CCLCGBrochure2007%20.pdf

WAGES AND CONDITIONS

Workplace Ombudsman (previously Office Of Workplace Services)

Ph: 1300 363 264; 1300 724 200 (Complaints)
Web: http://www.wo.gov.au

Workplace Authority (previously Office of the Employment Advocate)

Ph: 1300 363 264
Web: http://www.oea.gov.au

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Web: http://www.workplace.gov.au

NSW Office of Industrial Relations (OIR)

Ph: 1300 366 632
Web: http://www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au

Australian Industrial Relations Commission

Ph: 1300 799 675
Web: http://www.airc.gov.au

NSW Industrial Relations Commission

Ph: 9228 7766
Web: http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/irc

DISCRIMINATION

Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW (ADB)

Ph: 9268 5555
Web: http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adb

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)

Ph: 9284 9600
Web: http://www.hreoc.gov.au

Disability Discrimination Legal Centre (NSW)

Ph: 9310 7722 or 1800 800 708
Web: http://www.ddlcnsw.org.au

Women's Legal Resource Services NSW

Ph: 9749 5533
Web: http://www.womenslegalnsw.asn.au

Kingsford Legal Centre

Ph: 9385 9566
Web: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/centres/klc/

For lesbian and transgender women

Inner City Legal Centre

Ph: 9332 1966
Web: http://www.iclc.org.au

OHS/WORKERS COMPENSATION

WorkCover Authority of NSW

Ph: 13 10 50
Web: http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au

Commonwealth employees only

Comcare

Ph: 1300 366 979
Web: http://www.comcare.gov.au

TAXATION + SUPERANNUATION

Australian Tax Office

Ph: 132 861
Web: http://www.ato.gov.au

TRAINEESHIPS/APPRENTICESHIPS

Department of Education and Training

Ph: 132 811
Web: http://apprenticeship.det.nsw.edu.au

Australian Apprenticeship Centre

Ph: 133 873
Web: http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au

YOUTH

National Children's and Youth Law Centre

Web: http://www.lawstuff.org.au

Youth Action and Policy Association (YAPA)

Ph: 9319 1100 or 1800 627 323 (tollfree NSW only)
Web: http://www.yapa.org.au

CENTRELINK (+ Welfare to Work)

Welfare Rights Centre

Ph: 9211 5300 or 1800 226 028 (rural)
Web: http://www.welfarerights.org.au

UNIONS

Unions NSW

Ph: 9264 1691
Web: http://www.council.labor.net.au

Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)

Ph: 1300 362 223
Web: http://www.actu.asn.au