Useful Websites
- Crisis
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- Abortion and Reproductive Freedom
- Abuse and the Internet
- Complaints
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
- Counselling and Support Services
- Child Protection
- Discrimination and Employment
- Domestic Violence
- Family Dispute Resolution and Mediation Services
- Family Law
- Freedom of Information, Access to Personal Information and Privacy
- General Legal Information and Resources
- Housing and Refuge Accommodation
- International Child Abduction and Overseas Travel With Children
- Legal Services
- Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Queer Women
- Prisoners
- Sexual Assault
- Translation and Interpreting Services
- Women's Organisations and Women's Rights
Crisis
All these numbers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Child Protection Helpline
132 111
www.community.nsw.gov.au/preventing_child_abuse_and_neglect.html
Domestic Violence Line
1800 656 463
www.community.nsw.gov.au
Family Law Courts
1300 352 000
www.familylawcourts.gov.au
Includes an out-of-hours service for emergencies where there is a risk that a child may be taken out of the country before the next working day.
NSW Police
000
www.police.nsw.gov.au
Lifeline
131114
www.lifeline.org.au
Rape Crisis Centre
1800 424 017
www.nswrapecrisis.com.au
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
www.nwjc.org.au/atisla.html
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
www.aifs.gov.au/closingthegap
Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse
www.indigenousjustice.gov.au
Abortion and Reproductive Freedom
Family Planning NSW
www.fpnsw.org.au
Reproductive Choice Australia
http://www.reproductivechoiceaustralia.org.au/
Women's Abortion Action Campaign
www.waac.org.au
Abuse and the Internet
Internet Safety
www.domesticviolence.nsw.gov.au/internet_safety
Complaints
Commonwealth Ombudsman
www.ombudsman.gov.au
Health Care Complaints Commission
www.hccc.nsw.gov.au
NSW Ombudsman
1800 451 524 or 9286 1000
www.ombo.nsw.gov.au
Office of the Legal Services Commissioner
(02)
9377 1800 or 1800 242 958
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/olsc
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
Community Relations Commission of NSW
www.crc.nsw.gov.au
Immigrant Women's Speakout
(02) 9635 8022
www.speakout.org.au
Immigration Advice & Rights Centre
www.iarc.asn.au
Refugee Advice & Casework Service
www.racs.org.au
Services for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Services (STARTTS)
(02) 9794 1900
www.startts.org.au
Translating and Interpreting Service
131 450
www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/help-with-english/help_with_translating/
Transcultural Mental Health Centre
1800 648 911
www.dhi.gov.au/tmhc/tmhc/default.aspx
Counselling and Support Services
Child and Adolescent Sexual Assault Counsellors
http://www.casac.org.au/services.htm
Community Health Centres
www.health.nsw.gov.au/services/
Deaf Society of NSW
Support services and Mental Health services for Deaf people
www.deafsocietynsw.org.au/support
Kids Helpline
1800 55 1800
www.kidshelp.com.au
Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service
(02) 9207 2800 or 1800 18 45 27
www.glcsnsw.org.au
Lifeline
131114
www.lifeline.org.au
Transcultural Mental Health Centre
1800 648 911
www.dhi.gov.au/tmhc/tmhc/default.aspx
Victims Services – Counselling & Support
1800 633 063 or (02) 8688 5511 (Sydney)
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/victimsservices/ll_vs.nsf/pages/VS_counselling
Women's Health Centres
www.whnsw.asn.au
Child Protection
Child Protection Helpline
132 111
www.community.nsw.gov.au/preventing_child_abuse_and_neglect.html
Kids Helpline
1800 55 1800
www.kidshelp.com.au
National Child Protection Clearinghouse
www.aifs.gov.au/nch/
Special Collection - Child protection
(Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse)
http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/specialcollectionschildprotection.htm
Discrimination and Employment
See also “Legal Services”
Anti-Discrimination Board
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adb
Australian Human Rights Commission
www.humanrights.gov.au
Fair Work Australia
www.fwa.gov.au
Fair Work Ombudsman
www.fairwork.gov.au
Unions NSW
http://council.labor.net.au
Domestic Violence
See also “Housing and Refuge Accommodation”
Another Closet - Same Sex Domestic Violence (ACON)
http://ssdv.acon.org.au
Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au/About_us.htm
Deaf Society NSW
Family Safety in Auslan - Domestic Violence
www.deafsocietynsw.org.au/domestic_violence
Domestic Violence Line
1800 656 463
www.community.nsw.gov.au
Justice Journey website
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/victimsservices/ll_vs.nsf/pages/VS_justicejourney
Inner City Legal Centre Safe Relationships Project (Court Assistance Scheme)
(02)
9332 1966 or 1800 244 481
www.iclc.org.au/srp/
National Sexual Assault, Family & Domestic Violence Counselling Line
1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732)
www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/women/progserv/violence/help/Pages/default.aspx
NSW Local Courts
Information about Domestic Violence and Aprehended Violence Orders
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/local_courts/ll_localcourts.nsf/pages/lc_family_matters
NSW Police
000
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/community_issues/domestic__and__family_violence
Women's Domestic Violence Advocacy Services
http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/what-we-do/community-partnerships/womens-domestic-violence-court-advocacy-program
Victims Services
1800 633 063 or (02) 8688 5511 (Sydney)
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/victimsservices/ll_vs.nsf/pages/VS_index
Family Dispute Resolution and Mediation Services
Community Justice Centres
www.cjc.nsw.gov.au
Family Relationships Centres
1800 050 321
www.familyrelationships.gov.au
Family Law
See also “Family Dispute Resolution and Mediation Services” and “International Child Abduction and Overseas Travel With Children”
Attorney General's Department
Includes information about the family law system including family relationship services, marriage, superannuation and international child abduction.
www.ag.gov.au
Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse
www.aifs.gov.au/afrc/
Child Support Agency
131 272
www.csa.gov.au
Child Support Service – Legal Aid NSW
http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=593
Family Law Courts
1300 352 000
www.familylawcourts.gov.au
Foolkit
http://www.foolkit.com.au/nsw/public/family-law
Legal Aid NSW
www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au
Freedom of Information, Access to Personal Information and Privacy
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
www.oaic.gov.au | www.privacy.gov.au
Office of the NSW Privacy Commissioner
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/privacynsw/ll_pnsw.nsf/pages/PNSW_index
Office of the NSW Information Commissioner
www.oic.nsw.gov.au
General Legal Information and Resources
Attorney General's Department
Access contacts for support organisations and other contacts available for assistance with family law matters, discrimination or human rights.
www.ag.gov.au
LawAssist
www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au/lawassist/
Foolkit
A collection of legal resources and information.
www.foolkit.com.au/nsw/public
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC)
All public libraries have plain-language information about family law and the State Library has extensive family law resources.
www.legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au
NSW Ombudsman
1800 451 524 or (02) 9286 1000
http://www.ombo.nsw.gov.au
Womens Information and Referral Service
1800 817 227
www.women.nsw.gov.au/womens_information_and_referral_service
Other Legal Information and Resources
Most local councils and neighbourhood centres provide a community directory listing other helpful information and resources.
www.dlg.nsw.gov.au
Housing and Refuge Accommodation
See also “Legal Services”
The Domestic Violence Line makes referrals to women's refuges (24hours) 1800 656 463
www.community.nsw.gov.aul
Homeless Persons Information Centre
1800 234 566
www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Housing NSW
1300 468 746
www.housing.nsw.gov.au
NSW Womens Refuge Resource Centre
www.wrrc.org.au
Tenants Union of NSW (and Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services)
www.tenants.org.au
Youth Emergency Accommodation Line
(02) 9318 1531 or 1800 42 48 30
www.yaa.com.au
International Child Abduction and Overseas Travel With Children
See also “Family Law”
Attorney General's Department
Includes information about international child abduction including contacts for international child abduction.
www.ag.gov.au
Australian Federal Police –
The Family Law Kit
Includes information about Airport Watch List & Recovery Orders
www.afp.gov.au/policing/family-law/family-law-kit.aspx
Australian Passports Office
www.passports.gov.au
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=text.display&tid=21
International Social Service
www.iss.org.au
Family Law Courts
1300 352 000
www.familylawcourts.gov.au
Includes an out-of-hours service for emergencies where there is a risk that a child may be taken out of the country before the next working day.
Legal Services
Community Legal Centres Directory (National Association of Community Legal Centres)
www.naclc.org.au/directory/
LawAccess
1300 888 529
www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au
Lawlink
Online government portal website to law and justice agencies and services in New South Wales.
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au
Law Society of NSW (Solicitor Referral Service)
(02) 9926 0300 or 1800 422 713
www.lawsociety.com.au
Legal Aid NSW
www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au
Office of the Legal Services Commissioner
Complaints about lawyers
(02)
9377 1800 or 1800 242 958
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/olsc
Women's Legal Services Australia - services in other States
www.wlsa.org.au/members
Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Queer Women
Another Closet - Same Sex Domestic Violence (ACON)
http://ssdv.acon.org.au
Inner City Legal Centre Safe Relationships Project 9332 1966 or 1800 244 481
www.iclc.org.au/srp/
Lesbian & Gay Anti-Violence Project (ACON)
www.acon.org.au/anti-violence
NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
Includes information about relationships, parenting and workplace rights
www.glrl.org.au/index.php/Rights/Rights/
The Gender Centre
www.gendercentre.org.au/index1.htm
Prisoners
Council for Civil Liberties
www.nswccl.org.au
Justice Action
justiceaction.org.au/cms/
SHINE for Kids
Supports children with a parent in the criminal justice system
www.shineforkids.org.au
Women In Prison Advocacy Network
www.wipan.net.au
Sexual Assault
Also see “Counselling and Support Services” and “Child Proection”
Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/
National Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Line
1800 639 784 (24 hour)
www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/women/progserv/violence/help/Pages/default.aspx
NSW Police
www.police.nsw.gov.au/community_issues/adult_sexual_assault
NSW Sexual Assault website
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au
Rape Crisis Centre
1800 424 017
www.nswrapecrisis.com.au
Sexual assault services (NSW Health)
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au
Translation and Interpreting Services
Deaf Society of NSW
www.deafsocietynsw.org.au/interpreting
National Relay Service
TTY/Voice: 133 677
Speak and Listen: 1300 555 727
www.relayservice.com.au
Community Relations Commission of NSW
www.crc.nsw.gov.au
Translating and Interpreting Service
131 450
www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/help-with-english/help_with_translating/
Women's Organisations and Women's Rights
Equality Rights Alliance
www.equalityrightsalliance.org.au
Older Women's Network
www.own.org.au/index.php
Office for Women's Policy (NSW)
www.women.nsw.gov.au
Office for Women (Federal)
http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/women/overview/ofw/Pages/default.aspx
Pay Equity
www.payup.org.au
Women's Electoral Lobby
welnsw.org.au
Women Lawyers' Association of NSW
www.womenlawyersnsw.org.au
Women's Legal Services Australia
www.wlsa.org.au
WomenWatch
Central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system
www.un.org/womenwatch/
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