Useful links
Industrial Instruments
Workplace Infoline – Free call 1300 363 264. Employees can get more information on their entitlements and federal or state legislation, agreements or awards.
If you are not covered by the federal system, contact your local state service:
- New South Wales – 131 628
- Queensland – 1300 369 945
- South Australia – 1300 365 255
- Western Australia – 1300 655 266
- Tasmania – 1300 366 322
Australian Government services
- Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) provides information on the latest AIRC decisions, awards and related information.
- Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is the independent Commonwealth government body that enforces and regulates company and financial services laws to protect consumers, investors and creditors.
- Australian Taxation Office (general) provides key taxation information for individuals — Free call 13 28 61.
- Australian Taxation Office (superannuation) provides key superannuation information for individuals — phone 13 10 20.
- Centrelink provides information on payments you may be eligible to receive — phone 13 28 50.
- Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA) is the government agency responsible for the administration and regulation of Australia’s personal insolvency system.
- Jobsearch provides information about jobs and working conditions, careers and training, employment programmes and details of actual job and volunteering opportunities.
- Job Network is a national network of private and community organisations dedicated to finding jobs for unemployed people, particularly the long term unemployed — phone 13 62 68.
- Translating and Interpreting Service provides telephone and onsite interpreters for non-English speakers and provides interpreting services to English speakers, to help them communicate with non English speaking clients — phone 13 14 50.
Useful state and territory government links
Other useful links
Other legislation which may be of use to insolvency practitioners dealing with GEERS can be found on the ComLaw website, which contains Commonwealth Primary Legislation as well as other ancillary documents and information. The following documents can be viewed through ComLaw:
- New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
- Privacy Act 1988
- Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
- Freedom of Information Act 1982
- Ombudsman Act 1976.
For more information on GEERS, contact the GEERS Hotline on 1300 135 040, or email GEERS@deewr.gov.au.