For advice on these issues, contact your local Community Legal Centre or Women's Legal Service
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Are you eligible for a concession card, such as a healthcare card, seniors card or pension card?
Web Address: https://www.hobartlegal.org.au/handbook/income-and-government-assistance/social-security/concession-cards/
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service
Also in: Aged Care , Health , Income & Government Assistance
How to deal with mould in your rental property.
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: 1300 652 641
Web Address: http://tutas.org.au/factsheet/mould/
Link Owner: Tenants' Union of Tasmania
Also in: Health , Housing , Renting Property , Tenants' Rights
Surrogacy is where one woman, the birth mother, carries a baby for another woman, the intended parent, who is unable to carry a pregnancy to term herself.
Phone: 1800 682 468
Web Address: http://girlsgottaknow.com.au/relationships/children/surrogacy/
Link Owner: Girls gotta know
Also in: Family & Relationships
If you have a permanent or temporary illness that affects your ability to work, you may be entitled to a government allowance.
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service
Also in: Aged Care , Disability Discrimination , Health , Income & Government Assistance
Bereavement Allowance is payable for a maximum of 14 weeks after the death of a person’s partner.
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service
Also in: Health , Income & Government Assistance , Relationships , Wills and Estates
The Guardianship and Administration Board respect the rights of people with disabilities to make their own decisions wherever possible, and when it is not possible, to ensure that processes that they employ are accessible, impartial, expeditious, highly competent and result in just decisions by the Board.
Web Address: http://www.guardianship.tas.gov.au/
Also in: Advocacy , Aged Care , Counselling and support , Courts & Tribunals , Services disabled persons
Unless you are trying to fall pregnant you should take all necessary precautions against pregnancy. Fifty-one percent of Australian women will experience an unplanned pregnancy during their lifetime. You should never rely on someone else to “be prepared”.
Phone: 1800 682 468
Web Address: http://girlsgottaknow.com.au/relationships/sex/pregnancy/
Link Owner: Girls gotta know
Colony 47 delivers integrated services to help individuals and families stay housed, access education, develop skills, find employment and build meaningful family relationships. They have expertise in providing effective support to people such as homeless young women, long term unemployed, humanitarian entrants, or people with persistent and severe mental illness.
Web Address: https://www.colony47.com.au/us/
Also in: Discrimination at Work , Education , Housing , Services disabled persons , Services for the aged
An up-to-date and professionally written Will is one of the most important documents you will ever have. The purpose of a Will is to explain how you would like your assets to be distributed when you pass away and the person or organisation you would like to be responsible for carrying out your wishes
Web Address: http://www.publictrustee.tas.gov.au/wills.html
Related Links: Guardianship and Administration Board
Also in: Wills
Service Tasmania is Tasmania’s one stop shop if you are looking for Government forms or information on licensing and Government services.
Organisation Address: 34 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: 1300 135 513
Web Address: https://www.service.tas.gov.au/
Link Owner: Service Tasmania
Related Links: Births, Deaths, and Marriages (DOJ)
Also in: Aged Care , Consumers, Money & Debt , Discrimination at Work , Finance , Government
