# 8.9 Useful contacts

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## Australian Government&#x20;

### **National Health and Medical Research Council**&#x20;

GPO Box 1421

Canberra ACT 2601

Tel: (02) 6217 9000 or 13 000 64672

&#x20;E-mail: <nhmrc@nhmrc.gov.au>

&#x20;Internet: [www.nhmrc.gov.au](http://www.nhmrc.gov.au)

### **Safe Work Australia**&#x20;

GPO Box 641&#x20;

Canberra ACT 2601&#x20;

Tel: (02) 6240 0303 or 1300 551 832

E-mail: <info@swa.gov.au>

Internet: <http://safeworkaustralia.gov.au/>

### **Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS)**

GPO Box 58

Sydney NSW 2001

Tel: (02) 8577 8800 or 1800 638 528

E-mail: <aicis.enquiries@industrialchemicals.gov.au>

Internet: <https://www.industrialchemicals.gov.au/>

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## Australian Capital Territory

### **Health Protection Services**&#x20;

Locked Bag 5005&#x20;

Weston Creek ACT 2611&#x20;

Tel: (02) 5124 9700

E-mail: <hps@act.gov.au>

Internet: <http://www.health.act.gov.au>

### **Department of the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate**&#x20;

GPO Box 158

Canberra City ACT 2601

Tel: 13 22 81

Internet: <http://www.environment.act.gov.au/>

### **ACT WorkSafe**&#x20;

GPO Box 158

Canberra City ACT 2601&#x20;

Tel: 13 22 81

E-mail: <worksafe@worksafe.act.gov.au>

Internet: <https://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/>

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## New South Wales&#x20;

### **NSW Department of Planning and Environment - Water**

Locked Bag 5022

Parramatta, NSW 2124&#x20;

Tel: 1300 081 047

Email: <water.enquiries@dpie.nsw.gov.au>

Internet: <https://water.dpie.nsw.gov.au/>

### **SafeWork NSW**&#x20;

Locked Bag 2906&#x20;

Lisarow NSW 2252

Tel: 13 10 50

Internet: <https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/>

### **NSW Health - Environmental Health**&#x20;

Locked Mail Bag 2023&#x20;

Leonards NSW 1590&#x20;

Tel: (02) 9391 9939

E-mail: <HSSG-WaterQual@health.nsw.gov.au>

Internet: <https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/water/pages/default.aspx>

### **NSW Environmental Protection Agency**&#x20;

Locked Bag 5022&#x20;

Parramatta NSW 2124&#x20;

Tel: 131 555 (02) 9995 5000

E-mail: <info@epa.nsw.gov.au>

Internet: <https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/>

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## Northern Territory

### **NT Health - Environmental Health**&#x20;

PO Box 40596&#x20;

Casuarina NT 0811&#x20;

Tel: (08) 8922 7377

E-mail: <envirohealth@nt.gov.au>

Internet: <https://health.nt.gov.au/professionals/environmental-health>

### Northern Territory Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security&#x20;

PO Box 496&#x20;

Palmerston NT 0831

Tel: 08 8999 4455

E-mail: <waterresources@nt.gov.au>

Internet: <https://depws.nt.gov.au/>

### NT WorkSafe&#x20;

GPO Box 1722

Darwin NT 0801 &#x20;

Tel: 1800 019 115

E-mail: <ntworksafe@nt.gov.au>

Internet: <http://www.worksafe.nt.gov.au/>

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## Queensland

### Queensland Health

GPO Box 48

Brisbane QLD 4001

Tel: 13 74 68

E-mail: <waterquality@health.qld.gov.au>

Internet: <https://www.health.qld.gov.au/public-health/industry-environment/environment-land-water/water/quality/drinking>

### Department of Environment, Science and Innovation

GPO Box 2454

Brisbane QLD 4001

Tel: 13 74 68

Internet: <https://des.qld.gov.au/contactus/general>

### Workplace Health and Safety Queensland

GPO Box 69

Brisbane QLD 4001

Tel: 1300 362 128

Internet: <https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/>

### Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water

1 William St

Brisbane QLD 4000

Tel: 13 74 68

Email: info@ rdmw\.qld.gov.au

Internet: <https://rdmw.qld.gov.au/water>

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## South Australia

### Water Quality Unit - SA Health

PO Box 287 Rundle Mall

Adelaide SA 5000

Tel: (08) 8226 7100

E-mail: <waterquality@sa.gov.au>

Internet: <https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/public+health/water+quality/water+quality>

### Environmental Protection Authority (SA)

GPO Box 2607

Adelaide SA 5001

Tel: (08) 8204 2000

E-mail: <yourepa@sa.gov.au>

Internet: <https://www.epa.sa.gov.au/>

### SafeWork SA

GPO Box 465

Adelaide SA 5001

Tel: 1300 365 255

E-mail: <help.safework@sa.gov.au>

Internet: <https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/>

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## Tasmania

### Environmental Health Unit - Department of Health

GPO Box 125

Hobart TAS 7001

Tel: 1800 671 738

E-mail: <public.health@health.tas.gov.au>

Internet: <https://www.health.tas.gov.au/health-topics/environmental-health/drinking-water-quality>

### Department of Natural Resources and Environment

GPO Box 44

Hobart TAS 7001

Tel: 1300 368 550

E-mail: <Water.Enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au>

Internet: <https://nre.tas.gov.au/water>

### WorkSafe Tasmania

PO Box 56

Rosny Park TAS 7018

Tel: 1300 366 322

E-mail: <wstinfo@justice.tas.gov.au>

Internet: <http://worksafe.tas.gov.au>

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## Victoria

### Department of Heath

50 Lonsdale St

Melbourne VIC 3001

Tel: 1300 761 874

E-mail: <water@health.vic.gov.au>

Internet: <http://health.vic.gov.au/public-health/water/>

### Environment Protection Authority&#x20;

GPO Box 4395&#x20;

Melbourne VIC 3001&#x20;

Tel: 1300 372 842

E-mail: <contact@epa.vic.gov.au>

Internet: <http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/>

### WorkSafe Victoria&#x20;

1 Malop Street&#x20;

Geelong VIC 3220

Tel: 1800 136 089

Internet: <https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/about>

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## Western Australia

### Department of Health - Public and Aboriginal Health Division

PO Box 8172

Perth Business Centre

Perth WA 6849

Tel: (08) 9222 2000 or 9328 0553 (a/h)

Email: <ehinfo@health.wa.gov.au>

Internet: <https://www.health.wa.gov.au/Health-for/Environmental-Health-practitioners/Water>

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## National organisations

### Australian Water Association (AWA)

PO Box 841

Chatswood NSW 2057

Tel: (02) 9436 0055

Internet: <http://www.awa.asn.au>

### Water Research Australia&#x20;

GPO Box 1751&#x20;

Adelaide SA 5001&#x20;

Tel: (08) 7424 2445

E-mail: <info@waterra.com.au>

Internet: <http://www.waterra.com.au/>

### National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA)&#x20;

PO Box 7507

Silverwater NSW 2128&#x20;

Tel: 1800 621 666&#x20;

Email: <corpcomm@nata.com.au>

Internet: <https://www.nata.com.au/>

### Standards Australia Limited&#x20;

GPO Box 476

&#x20;Sydney NSW 2001

Tel: 1800 035 822

Internet: <https://www.standards.org.au/>

## Water Services Association Australia (WSAA)

Sydney NSW 2001

GPO Box 915

Tel: (03) 8605 7666

E-mail: <info@wsaa.asn.au>

Internet: <http://www.wsaa.asn.au>

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## International organisations

### American Water Works Association (AWWA)

6666 W. Quincy Ave

Denver, CO 80235 USA

Internet: <http://www.awwa.org/>

### Codex Alimentarius Commission

Viale delle&#x20;

Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy

E-mail: <Codex@fao.org>

Internet: <http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/en/>

### International Organization for Standardization (ISO)&#x20;

Chemin de Blandonnet 8

CP 401

1214 Vernier, Geneva Switzerland

Tel: +41 22 749 01 11

E-mail: <central@iso.org>

Internet: <https://www.iso.org/home.html>

### NSF International

PO Box 130140

789 N. Dixboro Road

Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0140, USA

Tel: (+ 1) 734-769-8010

E-mail: <info@nsf.org>

Internet: [www.nsf.org](http://www.nsf.org)

### World Health Organization, Water, Sanitation and Health Programme

Avenue Appia 20

1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland

Tel: (+ 41 22) 791 21 11

Internet: <https://www.who.int/teams/environment-climate-change-and-health/water-sanitation-and-health>


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