22. Information and referral contact list
Justice of the Peace Handbook Department of Justice and Community Safety, Honorary Justice Services Support
Level 24, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
(Please note this is within a secure building. JPs wishing to contact the office should do so by phone or email.)
GPO Box 4356, Melbourne, VIC, 3001
Phone: (03) 9136 3415
Email: jp@justice.vic.gov.au
www.honoraryjustices.vic.gov.au
Births, Deaths and Marriages
GPO Box 4332 Melbourne VIC 3001
Phone: 1300 369 367 or 132 842 (within Australia), and +61 3 9454 9788 (overseas callers)
Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing
Phone: (03) 8823 7979
Email: info@culturaldiversity.com.au
Consumer Affairs Victoria
Phone: 1300 55 81 81 (within Australia)
Federation of Community Legal Centres
Phone: (03) 9652 1501
Governor of Victoria (for JP resignations)
Letters of resignation should be sent to:
The Honourable [current Governor] The Governor of Victoria Government House Government House Drive Melbourne VIC 3004
You can find the current Governor’s name online at: www.governor.vic.gov.au by calling (03) 9655 4211.
Migrant Resource Centres
Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre (Sunshine)
Law Institute of Victoria
Phone: (03) 9607 9311
Email: lawinst@liv.asn.au
Legal Services Board + Commissioner
Phone: (03) 9679 8001
Email: admin@lsb.vic.gov.au
Lifeline (counselling)
Phone: 131 114
National Relay Service
People who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment can contact the National Relay Service, and then ask to be connected to any phone number via voice or TTY.
Voice: 1800 555 660 TTY: 1800 555 630
Internet relay users: via the National Relay Service website.
Neighbourhood Justice Centre
Phone: (03) 9948 8777
Email: njc@justice.vic.gov.au
www.neighbourhoodjustice.vic.gov.au
Notaries Public
Phone: (03) 9863 7732
See also the Law Institute of Victoria
Office of the Public Advocate
Phone: 1300 309 337
Ombudsman Victoria
Phone: (03) 9613 6222 Toll Free: 1800 806 314 (regional only)
Email: ombudvic@ombudsman.vic.gov.au
Sign Language Communications Victoria (Expression Australia)
Phone: (03) 9473 1111 or TTY: (03) 9473 1199
Telephone interpreter bookings: 1300 010 877
State Trustees
Phone: 1300 138 672
Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS)
This service is available over the phone or in person, 24 hours, 7 days a week, although the fee is higher for after-hours and in-person work.
Phone: 131 450 (within Australia) +613 9268 8332 (overseas callers)
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
Phone: 1300 01 8228
Victorian Multicultural Commission
Phone: (03) 7017 8171
Email: info@vmc.vic.gov.au
Victoria Legal Aid
Phone: 1300 792 387
Working with Children Check, Victoria
www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au
Updated 18 August 2025
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