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Contacts
- General Contacts
- Legal information
- Discrimination & Human Rights
- Wills, Inheritance & Guardianship
- Childhood educational material
ACON's Lesbian and Same-Sex Attracted Women’s Health Project
Office Hours: 10am - 6pm, Monday - Friday
414 Elizabeth St
Surry Hills NSW 2010
PO Box 350
Darlinghurst NSW 1300
Tel: (02) 9206 2000
Free Call: 1800 063 060
Hearing Impaired: (02) 9283 2088
Email: women@acon.org.au
General Contacts
Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
The Lobby is a volunteer-based community organisation whose goal is to achieve legal equality and social justice for lesbians and gay men. It relies on the hard work and support of people like you.
Tel: (02) 9360 6650
Web: www.glrl.org.au
Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service of NSW
Counselling line (5.30pm-10.30pm 7 days)
Tel: (02) 8594 9596
Free Call: 1800 184 527 (toll free NSW only)
Email: admin@glcsnsw.org.au
Web: www.glcsnsw.org.au
Rainbow Families Council
This site provides an information, support and resources forum for parents, partners and prospective parents who identify as being GLBTI (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex) and their families, friends and allies.
Email: kerwendy@ozemail.com.au
Web: www.rainbowfamilies.org.au/pages/links-resources.php
Legal information
Gay and Lesbian Immigration Task Force
The primary aim of GLITF is to assist the foreign partners of Australian lesbians and gay men to migrate to Australia.
Tel: (02) 9283 4031
Email: glitf@dot.net.au
Web: www.glitf.org.au
Inner City Legal Centre
(Includes the Lesbian and Gay Legal Advice Service)
Tel: (02) 9332 1966
Web: www.iclc.org.au
HIV/AIDS Legal Centre
The HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC) is a community legal centre that specialises in HIV related legal matters. HALC recognises that people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS have special legal needs.
Tel: (02) 9206 2060
Free Call: 1800 063 060
Email: halc@halc.org.au
Web: www.halc.org.au
Women's Legal Resources Centre
Women’s Legal Services (WLS) NSW is a community legal centre providing women with a range of free community legal services, including legal advice and information, education, training and resources across metropolitan and regional areas of New South Wales.
Sydney Advice Line: (02) 9749 5533
Rural Free Call Line: 1800 801 501
Hearing Impaired: 1800 674 333
Web: www.womenslegalnsw.asn.au
LawAccess NSW
LawAccess NSW is a free government telephone service that provides legal information, advice and referrals for people who have a legal problem in NSW.
Tel: 1300 888 529
Hearing Impaired: 1300 889 529
Legal Aid NSW
Legal Aid provides a range of services to people who need advice, assistance and representation, and who qualify for legal aid.
Tel: (02) 9219 5000
Hearing Impaired: (02) 9219 5037
NSW Young Lawyers
NSW Young Lawyers is an independent organisation, although a division of the Law Society, with its own Constitution, Office Bearers and Executive Council. Members are all legal practitioners under the age of 36 and/or within their first five years of practice. All students are also members.
Tel: (02) 9926 0270
Email: ptd@lawsocnsw.asn.au
Web: www.lawsociety.com.au/page.asp?PartID=10
Law Society Community Assistance Service
Tel: (02) 9926 7300
Free Call: 1800 357 300
Email: cad@lawsocnsw.asn.au
Legal Information Access Centre
The Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) is a free legal information service for all members of the community in NSW.
Tel: (02) 9273 1558
Email: liac@sl.nsw.gov.au
Web: liac.sl.nsw.gov.au
Discrimination & Human Rights
Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW
The Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW is part of the NSW Attorney General’s Department. It administers the Anti-Discrimination laws of New South Wales.
Tel: (02) 9268 5544
Hearing Impaired: (02) 9268 5522
Web: www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adb
Australian Human Rights Commission
Working towards an Australian society where human rights are for everyone, everywhere, everyday.
Tel: (02) 9284 9600
Complaints line: 1300 656 419
Web: www.hreoc.gov.au
Privacy NSW
Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
Tel: (02) 9228 8585
Web: www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/Lawlink/privacynsw/ll_pnsw.nsf/pages/PNSW_index
Wills, Inheritance & Guardianship
Guardianship Tribunal
The Guardianship Tribunal is a legal tribunal established under the Guardianship Act 1987. The Tribunal has a key role in both the protection and empowerment of people living with a decision making disability.
Tel: (02) 9555 8500
Free Call: 1800 463 928
Web: www.gt.nsw.gov.au
Office of the Public Guardian
The Office of the Public Guardian exists to promote the rights and interests of people with disabilities through the practice of guardianship, advocacy and education.
Tel: (02) 9265 3184
Web: www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/opg
Office of the Protective Commissioner
The Protective Commissioner is an independent public official legally appointed to protect and administer the financial affairs and property of people unable to make financial decisions for themselves (where there is no other suitable person willing to assist). The Protective Commissioner is Ms Imelda Dodds.
Tel: (02) 9265 3131
Free Call: 1800 882 889
Web: www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/opc
Public Trustee
The Public Trustee NSW was established by an Act of Parliament in 1913 and has been assisting the people of NSW for over 90 years. An experienced asset manager, the Public Trustee is responsible for the making of Wills, acts as Executor in deceased estates, manages Trusts and provides Attorney Services.
Tel: (02) 9252 0523
Web: www.pt.nsw.gov.au
Childhood educational material
Learn to Include
An Australian non-profit organisation publishing inclusive children’s books. Both fiction and non-fiction titles and other resources feature diverse families, including families with same-sex parents.
Web: www.hotkey.net.au/~learn_to_include/
Feminist Bookshop
For a selection of books on resources and parenting, or books for children.
Tel: 9810 2666
Web: www.feministbookshop.com
