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Fair Work Online on 13 13 94. Employees can get more information on their entitlements and federal or state legislation, agreements or awards.

Australian Government services

• 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.
• Fair Work Australia (FWA) is the national workplace relations tribunal. It is an independent body with power to carry out a range of functions relating to the safety net of minimum wages and employment conditions, enterprise bargaining, industrial action, dispute resolution, termination of employment and other workplace matters.
• 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 Services Australia is designed to meet the employment and recruitment requirements of both job seekers and employers by providing new opportunities for Australians to receive one-on-one assistance and tailored employment services.
• 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

• ACT Chamber of Commerce
• Australian Capital Territory Government 
• Chamber of Commerce NT
• Commerce Queensland 
• Department of Justice and Industrial Relations Tasmania 
• Government of WA 
• Industrial Relations Victoria
• New South Wales Office of Industrial Relations 
• Northern Territory Government
• Queensland Department of Industrial Relations
• SA Workplace Services Employment Relations Information Centre
• South Australia Industrial Relations
• State Chamber of Commerce (NSW) 
• Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 
• Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry 
• WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry 
• WA Industrial Relations Commission

Other useful links

• Bankruptcy Act 1966, the law governing bankruptcy.
• Corporations Act 2001, sets out the laws dealing with business entitles in Australia. It focuses mainly on companies.
• Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia (IPAA) provides information about the insolvency process and represents professionals who specialise in the field of insolvency.

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, please contact GEERS on:

• The GEERS Hotline: 1300 135 040
• Email: GEERS@deewr.gov.au

Need language help?

Contact the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 13 14 50 for free help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.