For advice on these issues, contact your local Community Legal Centre
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People who believe they have been unlawfully discriminated against can lodge a written complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2500
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service
Also in: Age Discrimination , Disability Discrimination , Discrimination at Work , Gender Discrimination , Human Rights
Provides dispute resolution service, workplace wellbeing, injury management assistance and training.
Web Address: http://www.getyes.com.au/
Also in: Counselling and support , Discrimination at Work , Education , Employee services
The Commission was established in 1986 as an independent statutory organisation reporting to the Commonwealth Parliament through the Attorney-General. Their vision is human rights: everyone, everywhere, everyday.
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Community Legal Service provides a wide range of legal services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Tasmania.
Phone: 1800 064 865
Web Address: http://tacls.org.au/
Also in: Crime , Family & Relationships , Housing , Neighbourhood Issues , Support Services
Centrelink are responsible for the development of service delivery policy and provide access to social, health and other payments and services. On 26 October 2004, Centrelink was created as part of the Finance and Administration portfolio. The Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011 integrated Medicare Australia and Centrelink into the Department of Human Services on 1 July 2011.
Web Address: https://www.humanservices.gov.au/
Also in: Advocacy , Aged Care , Alcohol and Other Drugs , Consumers, Money & Debt , Counselling and support
Women’s Legal Service Tasmania provides a statewide service for women in relation to family law, separation and divorce, property settlements, family violence, child support and child protection. Women’s Legal Service Tasmania is a community legal service funded by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department. The service operates a free and statewide service, with offices in Hobart, Burnie and Launceston. Women’s legal service provides
Web Address: http://www.womenslegaltas.org.au
Link Owner: Women's Legal Service Tasmania
Also in: Adoption , Crime , De Facto relationships , Family & Relationships , Health & Ageing
Hobart Community Legal Service provides legal information, advice and representation to people in the greater Hobart region, primarily in relation to welfare rights, employment, child support, discrimination and consumer credit law.
Web Address: http://www.hobartlegal.org.au
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service Inc
Also in: Consumers, Money & Debt , Family & Relationships , Health & Ageing , Neighbourhood Issues , Planning & Development
Under the Sex Discrimination Act it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because of sex, marital status, pregnancy, or family responsibilities, or to sexually harass someone.
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2500
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service
Also in: Discrimination at Work , Employee services , Gender Discrimination , Government & Legal Services , Harassment & Bullying
National laws prohibit racial discrimination provide for equality before the law on the ground of race.
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2500
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service
Also in: Discrimination at Work , Government & Legal Services , Racial Discrimination , Refugees & Migration , Work & Workers
There are no hard and fast rules about making adequate provision for disabled children, but parents should be wary of only making a small provision for their disabled child. Parents sometimes do this because they feel that their disabled child is permanently placed in an institution or other residential facility, and that the child has modest needs. It is impossible
