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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 at Work , Gender Discrimination , Government & Legal Services
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 , Government & Legal Services , Human Rights , Refugees & Migration
A consumer’s first point of contact in attempting to resolve a complaint should always be with the authority which provides the service concerned. This applies to both public and private health care providers.
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2500
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service Inc
Also in: Access to Information , Aged Care , Consumer Law , Health , Health & Ageing
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
The Commission is an independent statutory organisation reporting to Federal Parliament on human rights issues
Organisation Address: 175 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Phone: 1300 369 711
Web Address: https://www.humanrights.gov.au/
Link Owner: Australian Human Rights Commission
Also in: Government & Legal Services
Information on the quality and accountability of aged care services
Phone: 1800 020 103
Web Address: https://agedcare.health.gov.au/ensuring-quality/aged-care-quality-and-compliance
Link Owner: Australian Government
Also in: Aged Care , Consumer Law , Debt , Disability Discrimination , Finance
Advocacy Tas are a community organisation that provides free and independent advocacy services across Tasmania. They exist to support our clients to speak up, have their voice heard and make sure that their rights are protected.
Web Address: http://www.advocacytasmania.org.au/
Also in: Advocacy , Aged Care , Alcohol and Other Drugs , Counselling and support , Health
Advocacy Tasmania Inc. provides advocacy services for people with disability and mental illness, people who use alcohol or drugs and older people.
Phone: 1800 005 131
Web Address: https://advocacytasmania.org.au/our-services/
Link Owner: Advocacy Tasmania Inc.
Also in: Aged Care , Alcohol and Other Drugs , Support Services
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 fair, impartial and competent decisions can be made on their behalf.
Organisation Address: 144 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Phone: 1300 799 625
Web Address: http://www.guardianship.tas.gov.au/
Link Owner: Guardianship and Administration Board
Also in: Disability Discrimination , Guardianship , Health & Ageing , Services disabled persons , Support Services
The Tasmanian Law Handbook examines unfair and other prohibited dismissals under the Fair Work Act, and common law claims for wrongful dismissal.
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2500
Web Address: https://www.hobartlegal.org.au/handbook/work-and-workers/employment-law/termination-of-employment/
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service
Also in: Discrimination at Work , Wages & Conditions , Work & Workers
