Getting help: Helpful contacts

National agencies

Australian Human Rights Commission

Phone: 1300 656 419 (local call) or 02 9284 9888

SMS: 0488 744 487 (0488 RIGHTS)

Complaints email: complaintsinfo@humanrights.gov.au

TTY: 1800 620 241 (toll free)

Australian Taxation Office

Phone: 13 28 61 (personal tax)

Phone: 13 10 20 (super)

Centrelink

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

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Phone: 13 18 81

National Relay Service

(for people with hearing and/or speech impairment)

Phone: 13 36 77

Freecall: 1800 555 677

Telephone Interpreter Service

Phone: 13 14 50

Safe Work Australia

Phone: 02 6121 5317

Volunteering Australia

Phone:  03 9820 4100

Employment and workplace relations

For employees covered by the federal system

Fair Work Infoline

Phone: 13 13 94

For employees not covered by the federal system

Locate your relevant state/territory department

State and territory child and young people employment information

ACT Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services

Phone: 02 6205 0480

NSW Department of Services, Technology & Administration

Phone: 13 16 28 (general employment)

NSW Office for Children

(for work in entertainment and exhibition, door-to-door sales and still photography work, including film and television, theatre and modelling)

Phone: 02 8219 3600

NT Department of Education and Training

Phone: 08 8901 1371

QLD Department of Justice and Attorney-General

Phone: 07 3872 0560 or 07 3872 0572

SA SafeWork SA

Phone: 1300 365 255

TAS Department of Justice

Phone: 1300 366 322

VIC BusinessVictoria

Phone: 03 9651 9999

WA Department of Commerce

Phone: 1300 655 266 or 08 9222 7700

State and territory anti-discrimination agencies

ACT Human Rights Commission

Phone: 026205 2222 TTY: 02 6205 1666

NSW Anti-Discrimination Board

Phone: 02 9268 5555 or 1800 670 812 (for rural and regional New South Wales only) TTY: 02 9268 5522

NT Anti-Discrimination Commission

Phone: 08 8999 1444 or 1800 813 846 (free call) TTY: 08 8999 1466

QLD Anti Discrimination Commission

Phone: 1300 130 670 TTY: 1300 130 680

SA Equal Opportunity Commission

Phone: 08 8207 1977 or 1800 188 163 (for country callers) TTY: 08 8207 1911

TAS Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner

Phone: 1300 305 062 TTY: 03 6233 3122

VIC Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

Phone: 1300 292 153 TTY: 1300 289 621

WA Equal Opportunity Commission

Phone: 08 9216 3900 or 1800 198 149 (free call) for country callers TTY: 08 9216 3936

State and territory work health and safety agencies

Find your relevant state/territory agency through Safe Work Australia.

State and territory workers compensation agencies

Find your relevant state/territory agency through Safe Work Australia.

Working women’s centres

NT Working Women’s Centre

Phone: 1800 817 055

Queensland Working Women’s Service

Phone: 1800 621 458

South Australian Working Women’s Centre

Phone: 1800 652 697