Women’s Workplace Safety: legal and advocacy services

The Department of Communities is committed to supporting individuals and organisations to make workplace safe for all women.
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If you require specialist legal advice or advocacy, there are services available to assist including:

Equal Opportunity Commission

Working to make Western Australia free from discrimination and prejudice.

Make a complaint to the Equal Opportunity Commission

The Equal Opportunity Commission has a range of publications produced to provide education and information to the public about discrimination and harassment and services provided by the Commission. The Commission’s education team has a unique range of expertise and practical experience in the areas of education and training, law, human resources, organisational change, and community development.

Australian Human Rights Commission

The Australian Human Rights Commission is an independent statutory organisation, established by an act of Federal Parliament to protect and promote human rights in Australia and internationally.

Australian Human Rights Commission's complaints 

It is against the law to be discriminated against in employment, education, the provision of goods, services and facilities, accommodation, sport and the administration of Commonwealth laws and services.

The AHRC investigate and resolve complaints of discrimination and breaches of human rights. You can make a complaint no matter where you live in Australia. The service is free, impartial and informal.

You can make a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission if you have experienced discrimination, harassment and bullying.

To find out more visit the Australian Human Rights Commission's Complaints web page. 

Community Legal Centres

Community Legal Centres (CLCs) are not for profit, non-government organisations that provide legal and welfare services to people in need.

Some CLCs specialise in certain areas such as the legal problems of youth, tenants, migrants and Centrelink benefit recipients. Others offer more general services within their local communities.

The services provided by CLCs may include legal information, advice and representation to individuals and groups, community education and law reform programs and advice to governments on policy issues. Most services are free or very low cost.

 Community Legal Centre WA chart

List of Community Legal Services

Further information about Community Legal Centres in WA is available on the Community Legal Western Australia website.

See also

Women’s Workplace Safety main page