Contact us at
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Sydney Office
Level 8
175 Castlereagh St
Sydney NSW 2000P.O. Box A2618
Sydney South NSW 1235Tel: (02) 8255 6767
FAX: (02) 8255 6868
TTY: (02) 8255 6758 -
Interpreting & Translation
Tel: 1300 651 500
Fax: (02) 8255 6711
TTY: (02) 8255 6758 -
Newcastle Office
Ground Floor
Government Office Block
117 Bull Street
Newcastle NSW 2300Tel: (02) 4929 4191
Fax: (02) 4929 7369 -
Wollongong Office
Ground Floor, Block D
State Office Block
84 Crown Street
Wollongong NSW 2500PO Box 363
Wollongong NSW 2520Tel: (02) 4224 9922
FAX: (02) 4224 9933
Interpreting and Translation
The Language Services Division of the Community Relations Commission provides comprehensive interpreting and translation services in over 85 languages and dialects (including Auslan).
Our services are available to all New South Wales Government departments and agencies, as well as private and commercial organisations, community groups and individuals.
Our professional interpreters and translators play a vital role in achieving our mission. The provision of linguistic services through the Commission is part of the New South Wales Government's commitment to ensuring the full, fair and equal participation of all people in programs, services and processes, and enables the New South Wales' Public Service to achieve community participation by breaking down barriers.
Interpreting
We offer onsite interpreting in a wide range of areas including legal matters, police investigation, community interviews, licence testing, educational and health situations, workshops and seminars, as well as individual or client-group interviews.
Our face-to-face interpreting services are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Translation
We offer a variety of translation services which includes personal documents (e.g. drivers licences, birth certificates, qualifications), sight translations, multilingual translations of pamphlets, transcription of audio/video tapes as well as checking and proofreading of translated material.
Our translation services can be provided within 24 hours, 7 working days and 14 working days.
How to book our services
Bookings for the Division's interpreter and translator services may be made:
- in person at any of the Commission's office locations shown on the right hand side of this page. Sydney Office hours Monday to Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm, Regional Office hours 9:00am - 4:30pm. Please click on the "view map" link for further directions;
- by telephoning the Division on 1300 651 500 for the cost of a local call; or,
- by emailing the Division on languageservices@crc.nsw.gov.au.
Existing customers of the Commission are now also able to book our interpreting services online via "LanguageLink" secure booking system. If you are interested in obtaining access to this facility, please call the Division on 1300 651 500 or email languageservices@crc.nsw.gov.au for further information and to obtain a secure Username and Password.
For further information
More details of the services offered by our Language Services Division, including our Schedule of Fees and information on how to book an interpreting and translation service are available via the menu options on the left-hand side of this page.
We work in partnership with tertiary institutions, professional associations and key New South Wales' Government agencies to provide opportunities for the professional development of interpreters and translators and to improve availability of language services in the Sydney metropolitan, regional and rural areas.