Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP)
Locked Bag A8
Sydney South NSW 1232
265 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000.
Website: http://www.odpp.nsw.gov.au
E-mail: enquiries@odpp.nsw.gov.au
Telephone: (02) 9285 8611
Facsimile: (02) 9285 8600
ODPP - Witness Assistance Service
265 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000.
E-mail: WAS@ODPP.nsw.gov.au
Phone: (02) 9285 2502 or 1800 814 534 (toll free).
TTY (02) 9285 8646,
Facsimile: (02) 9285 2528 (Head office).
Victims of Crime Bureau & the Victims Compensation Tribunal
Level 1, 160 Marsden Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
Website: http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/vs
E-mail: vs@agd.nsw.gov.au
Phone: (02) 8688 5511 or 1800 069 054 (toll free outside Sydney).
Victims Register – Department of Corrective Services
Level 15, 24 Campbell Street Sydney NSW 2000.
Website: http://www.dcs.nsw.gov.au/res_just/main.htm
E-mail: restorative.justice@dcs.nsw.gov.au
Phone: (02) 9289 1374
Victims Register for Forensic Patients
Level 7, 491 Kent Street Sydney 2000,
Postal address: PO Box 150 Matraville 2036.
Telephone: (02) 8295 7000,
Facsimile: (02) 8295 7099.
Centre for Mental Health, Department of Health
Level 4, 73 Miller Street, North Sydney
Postal address: Locked Bag 961, North Sydney 2058,
Phone (02) 9391 9302.
Sexual Assault Service
You can get counselling, advice and support from sexual assault centres throughout the State. Contact your local hospital or community health centre for details.
Women's Domestic Violence Court Assistance Scheme
Support, referral, advocacy and, in some cases, legal representation for victims of domestic violence seeking an apprehended violence order. For further information contact the following service:
Domestic Violence Advocacy Service
Ph: (02) 8745 6999 or 1800 810 784 (toll free)
TTY: 1800 626 267
Domestic Violence Line; Department of Community Services
The trained, all female staff provide telephone counselling, information and referrals for people affected by domestic violence, including referral to emergency and longer term accommodation. Telephone interpreters are used to assist callers when needed. Court support and information. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Ph: 1800 656 463
TTY: 1800 671 442
LawAccess
LawAccess NSW is a free service providing a single point of access to legal and related assistance services in New South Wales. It provides help to customers to find the information and services that are best able to assist with legal problems and questions.
Website address: http:www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au
Telephone: 1300 888 529
TTY: 1300 889 529
The Department of Community Services assists people with intellectual disabilities who have high support needs, to achieve greater independence, involvement in the community and a better quality of life.
The Disability Compalints Service is a non-government organisation, which provides a free service to help people with a disability who wish to make a complaint about their rights being infringed.
Ph: (02) 9319 6549 or 1800 424 007 (toll free)
TTY: (02) 9318 2138
Community Justice Support Network
Suite 2c, 199 Regent Street, Redfern NSW 2106
Email: cjsn@idrs.org.au
Ph: (02) 9318 0144
Fax: (020 9218 2887
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