8.9 Useful contacts
Australian Government
National Health and Medical Research Council
GPO Box 1421
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: (02) 6217 9000 or 13 000 64672
E-mail: nhmrc@nhmrc.gov.au
Internet: www.nhmrc.gov.au
Safe Work Australia
GPO Box 641
Canberra ACT 2601
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/
Australian Capital Territory
Health Protection Services
Locked Bag 5005
Weston Creek ACT 2611
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
GPO Box 158
Canberra City ACT 2601
Tel: 13 22 81
Internet: http://www.environment.act.gov.au/
ACT WorkSafe
GPO Box 158
Canberra City ACT 2601
Tel: 13 22 81
E-mail: worksafe@worksafe.act.gov.au
Internet: https://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/
New South Wales
NSW Department of Planning and Environment - Water
Locked Bag 5022
Parramatta, NSW 2124
Tel: 1300 081 047
Email: water.enquiries@dpie.nsw.gov.au
Internet: https://water.dpie.nsw.gov.au/
SafeWork NSW
Locked Bag 2906
Lisarow NSW 2252
Tel: 13 10 50
Internet: https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/
NSW Health - Environmental Health
Locked Mail Bag 2023
Leonards NSW 1590
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
Locked Bag 5022
Parramatta NSW 2124
Tel: 131 555 (02) 9995 5000
E-mail: info@epa.nsw.gov.au
Internet: https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/
Northern Territory
NT Health - Environmental Health
PO Box 40596
Casuarina NT 0811
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
PO Box 496
Palmerston NT 0831
Tel: 08 8999 4455
E-mail: waterresources@nt.gov.au
Internet: https://depws.nt.gov.au/
NT WorkSafe
GPO Box 1722
Darwin NT 0801
Tel: 1800 019 115
E-mail: ntworksafe@nt.gov.au
Internet: http://www.worksafe.nt.gov.au/
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
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/
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
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
GPO Box 4395
Melbourne VIC 3001
Tel: 1300 372 842
E-mail: contact@epa.vic.gov.au
Internet: http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/
WorkSafe Victoria
1 Malop Street
Geelong VIC 3220
Tel: 1800 136 089
Internet: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/about
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
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
GPO Box 1751
Adelaide SA 5001
Tel: (08) 7424 2445
E-mail: info@waterra.com.au
Internet: http://www.waterra.com.au/
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA)
PO Box 7507
Silverwater NSW 2128
Tel: 1800 621 666
Email: corpcomm@nata.com.au
Internet: https://www.nata.com.au/
Standards Australia Limited
GPO Box 476
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
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
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)
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
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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