New South Wales: SafeWork NSW
Victoria: WorkSafe Victoria
Queensland: Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
South Australia: SafeWork SA
Western Australia: WorkSafe WA
Tasmania: WorkSafe Tasmania
Northern Territory: NT WorkSafe
Australian Capital Territory: WorkSafe ACT
Commonwealth: Comcare
The Police Assistance Line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and allows the reporting of crime over the phone with the information being made immediately available to your local police.
Phone: 131 444 (In cases of emergency, please call 000).
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is the national regulator of Commonwealth funded aged care services. They have various functions, including resolving complaints about aged care services and undertaking compliance and enforcement actions.
The NDIS Commission is an independent Australian Government regulator. They have various functions, including regulating and registering NDIS providers and monitoring NDIS providers and their compliance with the NDIS Code of Conduct.
The DBMAS helps staff and carers to support people living with dementia experiencing changes to their behaviour by providing assessment, clinical support, care planning, mentoring, linking to current research and a 24-hour help line.
Human rights agencies can investigate reports about human rights breaches and discrimination, including workplace sexual harassment:
National: The Australian Human Rights Commission
New South Wales: Anti-Discrimination New South Wales
Victoria: Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Queensland: Queensland Human Rights Commission
South Australia: SA Office of the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity
Western Australia: WA Equal Opportunity Commission
Tasmania: Equal Opportunity Tasmania
Northern Territory: Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission
Australian Capital Territory: ACT Human Rights Commission
If you are a worker and have been treated unfairly or punished by your employer because you reported a WHS incident, you may be able to make a complaint to the Fair Work Commission.
Phone: 1300 799 675.
Website: fwc.gov.au
The Fair Work Ombudsman is Australia’s national workplace relations regulator. It provides employees and employers with information and advice about workplace entitlements and obligations.
Phone: 13 13 94.
Website: fairwork.gov.au
If a worker sustains a physical or psychological injury requiring medical attention or time off work, they may be able to access worker’s compensation.
New South Wales: NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority
Victoria: WorkSafe Victoria
Queensland: WorkCover Queensland
South Australia: ReturnToWork SA
Western Australia: WorkCover WA
Tasmania: WorkSafe Tasmania
Northern Territory: NT WorkSafe
Australian Capital Territory: WorkSafe ACT
Commonwealth: Comcare
There are a range of mental health bodies that can provide individual support to workers.
The National Mental Health Commission provides a list of organisations providing mental health support.
1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. It can be contacted on 1800 737 732 or via online chat at www.1800respect.org.au