Other resources
Select a link below to find contact details of an agency who should be able to provide support, information or legal assistance on capacity issues. Agencies are listed in alphabetcial order.

Aged Care Rights Service
AIDS Dementia and HIV Psychiatric Team ADAHPT
Alzheimer’s Australia
Anti Discrimination Board
ARAFMI NSW
Department of Justice and Attorney General – Diversity Services Unit
Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)
Banking & Financial Services Ombudsman
Benevolent Society
Brain Injury Association of NSW
Carers NSW
Community Relations Commission
Council on the Ageing NSW (COTA)
Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care
Disability Advocacy NSW
Disability Council of NSW
Disability Discrimination Legal Centre (DDLC)
Guardianship Tribunal
HIV/AIDS Legal Centre
Intellectual Disability Rights Service
LawAccess NSW
Law Society of NSW
Legal Aid – Mental Health Advocacy Service
Mental Health Association of NSW
Mental Health Coordinating Council
Mental Health Centre for Rural and Remote Australia
Mental Health Review Tribunal
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of NSW
Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW
Multicultural Mental Health Australia
National Association of Community Legal Centres
National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
National Relay Service
NSW Council for Intellectual Disability
The NSW Trustee and Guardian (Formerly Public Trustee)
The NSW Trustee and Guardian (Formerly Office of the Protective Commisioner)
Office of Fair Trading
Office of the Protective Commissioner
Office of the Public Guardian
People with Disability Australia
Physical Disability Council of NSW
Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)
Regional Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service
Schizophrenia Fellowship NSW
Self Advocacy Sydney Inc.
Spastic Centre of NSW
Transcultural Mental Health Centre
Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) National
Young Carers Project – Carers NSW

Aged Care Rights Service
Ph: (02) 9281 3600
Toll free: 1800 424 079
www.sa.agedrights.asn.au/nsw

AIDS Dementia and HIV Psychiatric Team ADAHPT
Ph: (02) 8382 1810
www.sesahs.nsw.gov.au/sydhosp/ADAHPT.asp

Alzheimer’s Australia
Ph: (02) 6254 4233
www.alzheimers.org.au

Anti Discrimination Board
Toll free: 1800 670 812
Ph: (02) 9268 5544
TTY: (02) 9268 5522
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adb

ARAFMI NSW
(Families and Friends Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing)
Info line: (02) 9332 0700
Toll free: 1800 655 198
www.arafmi.org

Department of Justice & Attorney General – Diversity Services Unit
Ph: (02) 8688 7507
TTY: (02) 8688 7733
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/diversityservices

Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)
Ph: (02) 8977 8300
www.autismnsw.com.au

Banking & Financial Services Ombudsman
Ph: 1300 780 808
www.abio.org.au

Benevolent Society
Ph: (02) 9339 8000
www.bensoc.org.au

Brain Injury Association of NSW
Ph: (02) 9868 5261
Toll free: 1800 802 840
www.biansw.org.au

Carers NSW
Ph: 1800 242 636
www.carersnsw.asn.au

Community Relations Commission
interpreting and translation
Ph: 1300 651 500
TTY: (02) 8255 6758
www.crc.nsw.gov.au/services/language_services

Council on the Ageing NSW (COTA)
Ph: (02) 9286 3860
www.cotansw.com.au

Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care
Ph: (02) 8270 2000
TTY: (02) 8270 2167
www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/dadhc

Disability Advocacy NSW
Tel/TTY: 1300 365 085
Ph: (02) 4927 0111
www.da.org.au

Disability Council of NSW
Tel/TTY: (02) 9211 2866
Toll free (Voice/TTY): 1800 044 848
www.disabilitycouncil.nsw.gov.au

Disability Discrimination Legal Centre (DDLC)
Toll free: 1800 800 708 (NSW only)
TTY: (02) 9310 4320
www.ddlcnsw.org.au

Guardianship Tribunal
Ph: (02) 9555 8500
Toll free: 1800 463 928
TTY: (02) 9552 8534
www.gt.nsw.gov.au

HIV/AIDS Legal Centre
Ph: (02) 9206 2060
Toll free: 1800 063 060
TTY: (02) 9283 2088
www.halc.org.au

Intellectual Disability Rights Service
Ph: (02) 9318 0144
Toll free: 1800 666 611
www.idrs.org.au

LawAccess NSW
Ph: 1300 888 529
TTY: 1300 889 529
www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au

Law Society of NSW
Ph: (02) 9926 0333
Toll free: 1800 422 713
www.lawsociety.com.au

Legal Aid – Mental Health Advocacy Service
Ph: (02) 9745 4277
www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au

Mental Health Association of NSW
Info service: 1300 794 991
www.mentalhealth.asn.au/home

Mental Health Coordinating Council
Ph: (02) 9555 8388
www.mhcc.org.au

Mental Health Centre for Rural and Remote Australia
Ph: (02) 6360 7828
www.crrmh.com.au

Mental Health Review Tribunal
Ph: (02) 9816 5955
Toll free: 1800 815 511
www.mhrt.nsw.gov.au

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of NSW
Ph: (02) 9646 0600
Toll free: 1800 287 367
www.mssociety.org.au/NetCommunity

Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW
Ph: (02) 9891 6400
Toll free: 1800 629 072
TTY: (02) 9687 6325
www.mdaa.org.au

Multicultural Mental Health Australia
Ph: (02) 9840 3333
www.mmha.org.au

National Association of Community Legal Centres –directory of Community Legal Centres
Ph: (02) 9264 9595
www.naclc.org.au

National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
Ph: (02) 8568 0300
Toll free: 1800 259 666
www.napwa.org.au

National Relay Service
Helpdesk TTY: 1800 555 630
Voice: 1800 555 660
To make a call speak and read: 133 677
type and read: 133 677
speak and listen: 1300 555 727
www.relayservice.com.au

NSW Council for Intellectual Disability
Ph: (02) 9211 1611
Toll free: 1800 424 065
www.nswcid.org.au/

Office of Fair Trading
General enquiries:
Ph: 13 32 20
www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au

The NSW Public Trustee & Guardian ( formerly OPC)
Ph: (02) 8688 2600
Toll free: 1300 360 466
TTY: 1800 882 889
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/opc

Office of the Public Guardian
Ph: (02) 8688 2650
Toll free: 1800 451 510
TTY: 1800 882 889
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/opg

People with Disability Australia
Ph: (02) 9370 3100
Toll free: 1800 422 015
TTY: (02) 9318 2138
TTY toll free: 1800 422 016
www.pwd.org.au

Physical Disability Council of NSW
Ph: (02) 9552 1606
Toll free: 1800 688 831
www.pdcnsw.org.au

Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)
Ph: (02) 8898 6500
www.piac.asn.au

The NSW Public Trustee & Guardian ( Formerly Public Trustee)
Ph: 1300 364 103
www.pt.nsw.gov.au

Regional Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service
Tenants Hotline: 1800 251 101
www.tenants.org.au/taap

Schizophrenia Fellowship NSW
Ph: (02) 9879 2600
www.sfnsw.org.au

Self Advocacy Sydney Inc.
Ph: (02) 9622 3005
www.sasinc.com.au

Spastic Centre of NSW
Ph: (02) 9479 7200
www.thespasticcentre.org.au

Transcultural Mental Health Centre
Ph: (02) 9840 3800
Toll free: 1800 648 911
www.dhi.gov.au/tmhc

Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) National
Ph: 131 450
www.immi.gov.au
Click on ‘Living in Australia’ and then ‘Help with English’.

Young Carers Project – Carers NSW
Ph: (02) 9280 4744
www.youngcarersnsw.asn.au
www.youngcarers.net.au