Contact us at

• Sydney Office

  Level 8
  175 Castlereagh St
  Sydney NSW 2000

  P.O. Box A2618
  Sydney South NSW 1235

  Tel: (02) 8255 6767
  FAX: (02) 8255 6868
  TTY: (02) 8255 6758
  

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• Interpreting & Translation
  

  Tel: 1300 651 500
  Fax: (02) 8255 6711
  TTY: (02) 8255 6758

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• Newcastle Office
  

  Ground Floor
  Government Office Block
  117 Bull Street
  Newcastle NSW 2300

  Tel: (02) 4929 4191
  Fax: (02) 4929 7369

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• Wollongong Office
  

  Ground Floor, Block D
  State Office Block
  84 Crown Street
  Wollongong NSW 2500

  PO Box 363
  Wollongong NSW 2520

  Tel: (02) 4224 9922
  FAX: (02) 4224 9933

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Fact Sheet 5

Requesting and Working with Intepreters: Other Service Providers

TIS Telephone Interpreting Service

The Australian Government, through the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, provides a Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) for people who do not speak English and for English speakers needing to communicate with them.

TIS is Australia ’s only nation Telephone Interpreting service, and is available to any person or organisation in Australia requiring interpreting services.

Contact: 24 hour, seven days a week 131 450

www.immi.gov.au/tis

NSW Health Care Interpreter Service

Contact: www.health.nsw.gov.au / health-public-affairs

National Accreditation Authority for Translators & Interpreters - NAATI

NAATI is a national standards body owned by the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments of Australia.

NAATI is also an advisory body for the Translation and Interpreting (T & I) industry in Australia providing advice and consultancy services on T & I standards, accreditation, role and conduct of Translators and Interpreters and T&I skills in various settings.

Contact: 1300 557 470 or www.naati.com.au