Contact points & other useful resources

Contact points

• WA Equal Opportunity Commission
  2nd Floor, Westralia Square
  141 St George’s Tce
  Perth WA 6000
  Ph: (08) 9216 3900

• Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
  Level 8, Piccadilly Tower
  133 Castlereagh St
  Sydney NSW 2000
  GPO Box 5218
  Sydney NSW 2001
  Ph: (02) 9284 9600
  Complaints Infoline:
  Ph: 1300 656 419
  General enquiries and publications:
  Ph: 1300 369 711 (cost of a local call)
  TTY: 1800 620 241 (hearing or speech impaired)
  Fax: (02) 9284 9611
  www.hreoc.gov.au
  Email:
  complaintsinfo@humanrights.gov.au - (for information on lodging or responding to a complaint)
  publications@humanrights.gov.au - (for ordering Commission publications or for general information regarding publications)
  
  
• Gender Reassignment Board
  Level 2, May Holman Centre
  32 St George’s Tce
  Perth WA 6000
  Ph: (08) 9425 2742
  
  
• State Administrative Tribunal
  Level 4, 12 St George’s Tce
  Perth WA 6000
  GPO Box U1991
  Perth WA 6845
  Ph: (08) 9219 3111
  Ph: 1300 306 017 (cost of a local call)
  www.sat.justice.wa.gov.au (email also through this site)
  
  
• Federal Court/Federal Magistrates Court
  Western Australia District Registry
  Commonwealth Law Courts
  1 Victoria Ave
  Perth WA 6000
  Ph: (08) 9268 7100
  Fax: (08) 9221 3261
  TTY: (08) 9325 7053 (hearing or speech impaired)
  www: fms.gov.au
  www.fedcourt.gov.au
  Email: waregistry@fedcourt.gov.au
  
  
• Gay and Lesbian Community Services Information and Counselling Line
  Perth Metro: (08) 9420 7201
  Toll-free: 1800 184527
  
  
• Sussex Street Community Law Service
  Contains the Disability Discrimination Unit, which is a state-wide service for Western Australia. The Unit employs a Solicitor and a part-time Community Legal Education Worker.

Other useful resources

Books and pamphlets

• Federal Discrimination Law 2005 (HREOC, Commonwealth of Australia, Sydney 2005)
• Equality Rules – a guide to WA law for lesbians, gay men and bisexual people. Available from Gay & Lesbian Community services, Gay & Lesbian Equality WA or Legal Aid WA.

Websites

• The WA Equal Opportunity Commission website contains complaint forms and guides to various aspects of the WA Act: www.eoc.gov.au.
• The HREOC website contains useful publications on a comprehensive range of topics dealing with federal discrimination laws: www.hreoc.gov.au.
• Equality Rules Online: www.equalityrules.info.
• The Gay and Lesbian Community Services website contains information, counselling and a list of ‘gay friendly’ lawyers: www.glcs.org.au.