22. Information and referral contact list

Justice of the Peace Handbook

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Honorary Justice Services Support

Level 24, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

(Please note this is within a secure building. JPs wishing to contact the office should do so by phone or email.)

GPO Box 4356, Melbourne, VIC, 3001

Phone: (03) 9136 3415

Email: jp@justice.vic.gov.au

www.justice.vic.gov.au

www.honoraryjustices.vic.gov.au


Births, Deaths and Marriages

Ground Floor, 595 Collins Street Melbourne, VIC, 3001

GPO Box 4332 Melbourne VIC 3001

Phone: 1300 405 281 for new customers or 1300 369 367 for existing customers (within Australia)

www.bdm.vic.gov.au


Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing

Phone: (03) 8823 7979

Email: info@culturaldiversity.com.au

www.culturaldiversity.com.au


Consumer Affairs Victoria

Phone: 1300 55 81 81 (within Australia)

www.consumer.vic.gov.au


Federation of Community Legal Centres

Phone: (03) 9652 1501

administration@fclc.org.au

www.fclc.org.au


Governor of Victoria (for JP resignations)

Letters of resignation should be sent to:

The Honourable [current Governor]
The Governor of Victoria
Government House
Government House Drive
Melbourne VIC 3004

You can find the current Governor's name online at: www.governor.vic.gov.au by calling (03) 9655 4211.


Migrant Resource Centres

North West region

South East region

Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre (Sunshine)


Law Institute of Victoria

Phone: (03) 9607 9311

Email: lawinst@liv.asn.au

www.liv.asn.au


Legal Services Board + Commissioner

Phone: (03) 9679 8001

Email: admin@lsb.vic.gov.au

www.lsb.vic.gov.au


Lifeline (counselling)

Phone: 131 114

www.lifeline.org.au


National Relay Service

People who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment can contact the National Relay Service, and then ask to be connected to any phone number via voice or TTY.

Voice: 1800 555 660 TTY: 1800 555 630

Internet relay users: via the National Relay Service website.


Neighbourhood Justice Centre

Phone: (03) 9948 8777

Email: njc@justice.vic.gov.au

www.neighbourhoodjustice.vic.gov.au


Notaries Public

Phone: (03) 9863 7732

www.notaries.org.au

See also the Law Institute of Victoria


Office of the Public Advocate

Phone: 1300 309 337

www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au


Ombudsman Victoria

Phone: (03) 9613 6222 Toll Free: 1800 806 314 (regional only)

Email: ombudvic@ombudsman.vic.gov.au

www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au


Sign Language Communications Victoria (Expression Australia)

Phone: (03) 9473 1111 or TTY: (03) 9473 1199

Telephone interpreter bookings: 1300 010 877

www.expression.com.au


State Trustees

Phone: 1300 138 672

www.statetrustees.com.au


Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS)

This service is available over the phone or in person, 24 hours, 7 days a week, although the fee is higher for after-hours and in-person work.

Phone: 131 450 (within Australia) +613 9268 8332 (overseas callers)

www.tisnational.gov.au


Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)

Phone: 1300 01 8228

www.vcat.vic.gov.au


Victorian Multicultural Commission

Phone: (03) 7017 8171

Email: info@vmc.vic.gov.au

www.multicultural.vic.gov.au


Victoria Legal Aid

Phone: 1300 792 387

www.legalaid.vic.gov.au


Working with Children Check, Victoria

www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au

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