For advice on these issues, contact your local Community Legal Centre
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This division is a specialist court that conducts inquests and investigations into certain deaths (‘reportable deaths’) and incidents (including fires and explosions) regardless of whether a death occurred.
Web Address: http://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/about_us/coroners
Also in: Court and Prison services , Courts & Tribunals , Other Legal Issues , Policing
IP Australia is the government department that administers patents, trade marks, designs and plant breeders rights. Registering intellectual property is a process that is dealt with by IP Australia. Copyright is an automatic right. The regulation of copyright is a process that is administered through the Attorney-General’s Department. Intellectual property laws protect the use of ideas. They do not protect ideas
The Tasmanian Health Complaints Commissioner is an independent officer appointed by the Governor. The Commissioner is also the State Ombudsman. The Tasmanian Health Complaints Commissioner acts independently, impartially and in the public interest. The Commissioner’s role is: To promote and protect the rights of consumers who use health services To help resolve problems between consumers and providers of health services To improve
Web Address: http://www.healthcomplaints.tas.gov.au/
Also in: Advocacy , Consumers, Money & Debt , Counselling and support , Health , Other Legal Issues
Equal Opportunity Tasmania aims to foster a society free of discrimination, prejudice, bias and other conduct prohibited under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998.
Organisation Address: 54 Victoria St, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
Phone: 1300 305 062
Web Address: http://equalopportunity.tas.gov.au/home
Link Owner: Equal Opportunity Tasmania
Also in: Age Discrimination , Disability Discrimination , Discrimination , Discrimination at Work , Gender Discrimination
The Australian Financial Security Authority manage the application of bankruptcy and personal property securities laws through the delivery of high quality personal insolvency and trustee, regulation and enforcement, and personal property securities services.
Web Address: https://www.afsa.gov.au/
Also in: Consumer Law , Consumers, Money & Debt , Counselling and support , Education , Finance
If you believe the security of your bank account has been compromised or you receive text messages, phone calls or emails asking for confirmation of personal banking details, contact your local branch directly to report the matter. Always confirm the contact details of your bank via reliable means such as previous bank statements or your bank website never respond to
Organisation Address: 37 – 43 Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: 131444
Web Address: http://www.police.tas.gov.au/what-we-do/fraud-ecrime-scams/contacts-reporting/
Link Owner: Tasmania Police
Also in: Digital law and Safety , Finance , Scams
This webpage provides information about how to gather information before making a submission or meeting with Council to take action. It is essential to gather as much information as you can about a proposal and its potential impacts and it can also help to know what the relevant laws or regulations are, which authorities are involved and what actions you can
Organisation Address: 131 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2770
Web Address: http://www.edotas.org.au/haveyoursay/how-to-have-your-say/how-the-system-works/2-3-how-to-gather-information/
Link Owner: Environmental Defenders Office
Also in: Access to Information
The Credit & Investments Ombudsman provide a free, independent and impartial dispute resolution service to consumers. They facilitate the resolution of complaints between consumers and participants of our scheme. In doing so, they provide both consumers and financial services providers with an alternative to legal proceedings for resolving financial services disputes. They are not government-funded, nor do they regulate the
Web Address: https://www.cio.org.au/
Also in: Consumer Law , Consumers, Money & Debt , Finance , Other Legal Issues
The role of state, local and federal governments in environmental and planning law and decision making.
Organisation Address: 131 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2770
Web Address: http://www.edotas.org.au/haveyoursay/how-to-have-your-say/how-the-system-works/who-are-the-decision-makers/
Link Owner: Environmental Defenders Office
The Australian Human Rights Commission is a government body that develops policy on discrimination and human rights, and can hear complaints under the federal discrimination laws.
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2500
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service
Also in: Disability Discrimination , Discrimination , Human Rights , Refugees & Migration
