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Occupational health and safety

WorkSafe Victoria
WorkSafe Advisory Service - Head Office
Ground Floor, 222 Exhibition Street 
Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: 9641 1444; 1800 136 089 (toll free)
24-hour emergency line (dangerous goods and workplace accidents/emergencies): 13 23 60
Email: info@worksafe.vic.gov.au
Web: www.worksafe.vic.gov.au

The WorkSafe Library is located in central Melbourne and is open to the general public by appointment. For enquiries regarding its collection of publications and videos or to make an appointment, telephone 1800 671 004 or email: library@worksafe.vic.gov.au.

Individual trade unions often have an OHS officer. Further information may be obtained from the Trades Hall Council (see contact details below).

Workplace injuries

See: Chapter 18*3 Work Injuries, for the law relating to workplace injuries.

Trade unions

Victorian Trades Hall Council
Ground Floor, Trades Hall
54 Victoria Street
Carlton South Vic 3053
Tel: 9659 3511 Fax: 9663 2127
Email: hatkinson@vthc.org.au
Web: www.vthc.org.au
ACTU
Level 6/365 Queen Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Workers' Hotline: 1300 362 223 (local call cost)
Tel: 9664 7333  Fax: 9600 0050
Email: via the website 
Web: www.actu.org.au

General employment problems

Job Watch
Tel: 9662 1933; 1800 331 617 (country callers only)
Email: jobwatch@jobwatch.org.au
Web: www.jobwatch.org.au

JobWatch is an Employment Rights Legal Centre that provides a free and confidential telephone information and referral service to Victorian workers about their rights at work.

Sexual harassment, discrimination in the workplace, etc.

Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Level 3, 380 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: 1300 891 848 Fax: 1300 891 858
TTY: 1300 289 621 
Email: information@veohrc.vic.gov.au
Web: www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au
Complaints and advice:
Tel: 1300 292 153 TTY: 1300 289 621
Email: complaints@veohrc.vic.gov.au

Wage rates, employment entitlements, unfair dismissals, AWAs/ITEAs

Information about entitlements is available at the following websites:

Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations: www.deewr.gov.au

Fair Work Australia: www.fwa.gov.au

Fair Work Ombudsman: www.fwo.gov.au

Fair Work Online: www.fairwork.gov.au

workplace.gov.au (employment/workplace relations services online): www.workplace.gov.au

STATE
Workforce Victoria
Level 33, 121 Exhibition Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Postal address: GPO 4509, Melbourne Vic 3001
Tel: 9651 9200
Fax: 9651 9333
Email: via the website 
Web: www.business.vic.gov.au
FEDERAL
Fair Work Australia
Level 4, 11 Exhibition Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Postal address: GPO Box 1994, Melbourne Vic 3001
Tel: 8661 7777 Fax: 9655 0401
Help Line: 1300 799 675
Out of hours emergency: 0419 960 157
Email: melbourne@fwa.gov.au
Web: www.fwa.gov.au
Fair Work Ombudsman
Level 6, 414 La Trobe Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
(For regional offices, see website, below)
Postal address: GPO Box 9887, Melbourne Vic 3001
Tel: 13 13 94 (toll free)
TTY: 1800 555 677 then 13 13 94
Email & Live Help: via the website
Web: www.fwo.gov.au
Send complaint form(s) to
Fair Work Ombudsman Complaints Assessment Team
GPO Box 2567
Adelaide SA 5001
Fair Work Online
Tel: 13 13 94
Web: www.fairwork.gov.au

CONTACTS :: Last updated: Thu Jul 1st 2010