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Who to contact	Contact information
Pay rates, employment entitlements and leave (with the exception of long service leave) for national system employees Fair Work Ombudsman	Phone: 13 13 94 Website: www.fairwork.gov.au
Unfair dismissal claims - state system employees Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission	Phone: 9420 4444 Website: www.wairc.wa.gov.au
Apprenticeships and traineeships Department of Training and Workforce Development	Phone: 13 19 54 Website: www.dtwd.wa.gov.au/apprenticeship-office
Workplace safety WorkSafe Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety	Phone: 1300 307 877 Website: www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/worksafe Email: safety@dmirs.wa.gov.au
Workers' compensation WorkCover WA	Phone: 1300 794 744 Website: www.workcover.wa.gov.au
Superannuation Australian Taxation Office	Phone: 13 10 20 Website: www.ato.gov.au/super
Taxation Australian Taxation Office	Phone: 13 28 61 (individuals) Phone: 13 28 66 (businesses) Website: www.ato.gov.au
Non-payment of monies owed under a contracting or business to business arrangement Small Business Development Corporation	Phone:13 31 40 Website: www.smallbusiness.wa.gov.au
Legal advice for employment, tenancy, migration and family and domestic violence issues. Circle Green Community Legal	Phone: 6148 3636 Website: www.circlegreen.org.au
Discrimination enquiries Equal Opportunity Commission	Phone: 9216 3900 Website: www.eoc.wa.gov.au
Translating and Interpreting Service Department of Home Affairs	Phone: 13 14 50 Website: www.tisnational.gov.au

Who to contact

Contact information

Pay rates, employment entitlements and leave (with the exception of long service leave) for national system employees

Fair Work Ombudsman

Phone: 13 13 94

Website: www.fairwork.gov.au

Unfair dismissal claims - state system employees

Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission

Phone: 9420 4444

Website: www.wairc.wa.gov.au

Apprenticeships and traineeships

Department of Training and Workforce Development

Phone: 13 19 54

Website: www.dtwd.wa.gov.au/apprenticeship-office

Workplace safety

WorkSafe
Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Phone: 1300 307 877

Website: www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/worksafe

Email: safety@dmirs.wa.gov.au

Workers' compensation

WorkCover WA

Phone: 1300 794 744

Website: www.workcover.wa.gov.au

Superannuation

Australian Taxation Office

Phone: 13 10 20

Website: www.ato.gov.au/super

Taxation

Australian Taxation Office

Phone: 13 28 61 (individuals)

Phone: 13 28 66 (businesses)

Website: www.ato.gov.au

Non-payment of monies owed under a contracting or business to business arrangement

Small Business Development Corporation

Phone:13 31 40

Website: www.smallbusiness.wa.gov.au

Legal advice for employment, tenancy, migration and family and domestic violence issues.

Circle Green Community Legal

Phone: 6148 3636

Website: www.circlegreen.org.au

Discrimination enquiries

Equal Opportunity Commission

Phone: 9216 3900

Website: www.eoc.wa.gov.au

Translating and Interpreting Service

Department of Home Affairs

Phone: 13 14 50

Website: www.tisnational.gov.au

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