You may find the information on the following websites useful.  Accessing any of the sites below will remove you from our website.  Links will open in a new window.

• NSW Government home page
  www.nsw.gov.au
• Administrative Decisions Tribunal
  www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/adt
  The ADT provides an independent external review of administrative decisions, and other types of cases such as discrimination, professional misconduct and retail tenancy disputes.
• Housing Appeals Committee
  www.hac.nsw.gov.au
  An independent appeals agency for NSW social housing clients that reviews certain decisions made by social housing providers.
• Legal Aid NSW
  www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au
  Legal Aid provides a range of services for people who need advice, assistance and representation for those who qualify for legal aid.
• LawAccess NSW
  www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au
  A free government service that provides legal information, and in some cases, advice for people who have a legal problem in NSW.
• Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC)
  www.liac.sl.nsw.gov.au
  A state-wide service providing free access to information about the law through the State Library and NSW public libraries.
• NSW Aboriginal Housing Office
  www.aho.nsw.gov.au
  The Aboriginal Housing Office is a statutory authority governed by an Aboriginal board.  Its priorities are to develop a viable Aboriginal housing sector, increase focus on asset management, increase access to safe, affordable and culturally appropriate housing, and promote employment opportunities for Aboriginal people within the sector. 
• Office of Fair Trading
  www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au
  The Office of Fair Trading provides information and assistance on a range of consumer and trader issues including shopping, property and tenancy issues, home building and motor vehicles.
  • For information about renting a home
  • For information about consumers rights and responsibilities
  • For information about strata schemes
  • For information about home building and renovating

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Please note:  These links are not in any way an endorsement or promotion of any organisation or its services.

• Aged and Community Services of NSW and ACT
  www.agedservices.asn.au
• Affiliated Residential Park Residents Association NSW Inc (ARPRA)
  www.arpra.org.au
• Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)
  www.austlii.edu.au
  AustLII provides free internet access to Australasian legal materials.  AustLII publishes legal information such as legislation, decisions of courts and tribunals, law reform and royal commission reports, and law journals.
• Australian Institute of Building
  www.aib.org.au
• Australian Retailers Association (NSW)
  www.ara.com.au
• Community Legal Centres
  www.nswclc.org.au
  Community legal centres are independent community organisations who provide free legal advice and education to their local communities.
• Consumer Credit Legal Centre (CCLC)
  www.cclcnsw.org.au
  The CCLC offers free financial counselling, information, referral and legal advice to individual consumers in NSW on credit, debt and banking.  CCLC also runs the Insurance Law Service and gives free advice to individual consumers in NSW on insurance matters.
• Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW (EWON)
  www.ewon.com.au
• Financial Counsellors Association of NSW (FCAN)
  www.financialcounsellors.asn.au
• Home Building Advocacy Service (HoBAS)
  www.macqurielegal.org.au/homebuilding.htm
  HoBAS at Macquarie Legal Centre provides legal advice on home building disputes to clients in NSW who have already been through the Office of Fair Trading.  Please note: HoBAS offers representation at the CTTT in limited circumstances and on a merits basis.
• Institute of Strata Title Management Ltd
  www.istm.org.au
• Law Society of NSW - Community Referral Service
  www.lawsociety.com.au/srs
  The Community Referral Service, run by the Law Society of NSW, can assist you in finding a solicitor.
• Motor Traders' Association of NSW
  www.mtansw.com.au
• NSW Federation of Housing Association
  www.communityhousing.org.au
• NSW Tenants Union
  www.tenants.org.au
  The Tenants' Union is a specialist Community Legal Centre that aims to represent the interests of all tenants in NSW.  This includes private and public tenants, boarders and lodgers, and residential park residents.
• Northern Alliance of Park Residents' Association of NSW Inc
  www.napra.org.au
• Older Persons Tenants' Service (OPTS)
  www.capsa.org.au/OPTS
  OPTS provides information, advice and advocacy to NSW public and private tenants aged 55 years and older.  OPTS is also the specialist service for all protected tenants.
• Park and Village Services (PAVS)
  www.cpsa.org.au/PAVS
  PAVS provides training, resources, advocacy and information on the rights and responsibilities of residential park and manufactured home estate residents.
• Property Owners Association of NSW
  www.poansw.com.au
  A non-profit organisation formed by property owners to assist its members in most aspects of property investment, and representing property owners' interests to NSW government bodies.
• Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW)
  www.reinsw.com.au
• Retirement Village Association
  www.rva.com.au
• The Aged-care Rights Service (TARS)
  www.tars.com.au
  A free advocacy service for older residents of nursing homes, hostels and retirement villages and people receiving Community Aged Care Packages.
• Youth and Enterprise Legal Centre
  www.yelc.enya.org.au

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