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Building and Plumbing
State
Regulator
Phone
Website
National
Australian Building Codes Board
1 300 134 631
NSW
Office of Fair Trading
13 32 20
QLD
Department of Housing Public Works
13 74 68
VIC
Victorian Building Authority
1 300 815 127
SA
Office of the Technical Regulator
08 8226 5500
WA
Building Commission
1 300 48 90 99
TAS
Department of the Justice
1 300 135 513
NT
Building Advisory Services
08 8999 8985
ACT
Access Canberra
13 22 81
Electrical
State
Regulator
Phone
Website
NSW
Office of Fair Trading
13 32 20
QLD
Electrical Safety Office
1 300 650 662
VIC
Energy Safe Victoria
03 9203 9700
SA
Office of the Technical Regulator
08 8226 5500
WA
Energy Safety
08 9422 5200
TAS
Electricity Standards and Safety
1 300 65 44 99
NT
Building Advisory Services
1 800 019 115
ACT
Access Canberra
13 22 81
Consumer and Product Safety
State
Regulator
Phone
Website
National
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
1 300 302 502
NSW
Office of Fair Trading
13 32 20
QLD
Office of Fair Trading
13 74 68
VIC
Consumer Affairs Victoria
1 300 55 81 81
SA
Office of Consumer and Business Affairs
13 18 82
WA
Department of Commerce
1 300 30 40 54
TAS
Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading
1 300 654 499
NT
Consumer Affairs
1 800 019 319
ACT
Office of Fair Trading
13 22 81
OH&S
State
Regulator
Phone
Website
National
SafeWork Australia
1 300 551 832
NSW
WorkCover NSW
13 10 50
QLD
Workplace Health and Safety QLD
1 300 36 21 28
VIC
WorkSafe Victoria
1 800 13 60 89
SA
Safework SA
1 300 36 52 55
WA
Worksafe WA
1 300 30 78 77
TAS
WorkCover Tasmania
1 300 366 322
NT
NT WorkSafe
1 800 019 115
ACT
WorkSafe ACT
13 22 81
Food & Agriculture
Organisation
Phone
Website
Australian Organic Ltd.
07 3350 5716
Department of Agriculture
1 800 900 090
Food Standards Aus & NZ
02 6271 2222
Meat & Livestock Australia
1 800 02 31 00
Organic Dairy Farmers Association
03 5277 8900
Organic Federation of Australia
0408 451 078
Organic Industry Standards and Certification Council Inc.
0417 674 790
Wheat Quality Australia
02 9844 5425
Testing and Certification
Organisation
Phone
Website
JAS-ANZ (Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand)
02 6232 2000
NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities)
1800 621 666
Other Contacts
Organisation
Phone
Website
Advertising Standards Bureau
02 6173 1500
Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
03 8080 7400 or 1 300 884 578
Austrade
13 28 78
Australian Accounting Standards Board
03 9617 7600; 1 300 857 602
Australian Bureau of Statistics
1300 135 070
Australian Communications and Media Authority
1 300 850 115
Australian Securities and Investments Commision (ASIC)
1 300 300 630
Austroads
02 8265 3300; See their website for your state contact
For information on starting a business and importing into Australia
Gas Technical Regulators Committee
See their website for your state contact
National Environment Protection Council
02 6274 1111
Therapeutic Goods Administration
02 6232 8444 or 1 800 020 653