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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• Parramatta Office
  

  Level 1,
  Sydney West Trial Courts
  6 George Street
  Parramatta NSW
  
  

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Interpreting and Translation

Language Services unit provides comprehensive interpreting and translation services in 100 languages and dialects, including Auslan.

Our services are available to all New South Wales Government departments and agencies, as well as private and commercial organisations, community groups and individuals.

Our professional interpreters and translators play a vital role in achieving our mission. The provision of linguistic services through the Commission is part of the New South Wales Government's commitment to ensuring the full, fair and equal participation of all people in programs, services and processes, and enables the New South Wales' Public Service to achieve community participation by breaking down barriers.

Interpreting

We offer onsite interpreting in a wide range of areas including legal matters, police investigation, community interviews, licence testing, educational and health situations, workshops and seminars, as well as individual or client-group interviews.

Our face-to-face interpreting services are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. 

Translation

We offer a variety of translation services which includes personal documents (e.g. drivers licences, birth certificates, qualifications), sight translations, multilingual translations of pamphlets, transcription of audio/video tapes as well as checking and proofreading of translated material.

Our translation services can be provided within 24 hours, 7 working days and 14 working days.

How to book our services

Bookings for interpreter and translator services may be made:

• in person at any of the Commission's office locations, Monday to Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm (Sydney) or Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm (Parramatta) or by telephoning 1300 651 500 for the cost of a local call; or,
• by emailing Language Services on languageservices@crc.nsw.gov.au.

Existing customers of the Commission are now also able to book our interpreting services online via "LanguageLink" secure booking system. If you are interested in obtaining access to this facility, please call Language Services on 1300 651 500 or email languageservices@crc.nsw.gov.au for further information and to obtain a secure Username and Password.

We work in partnership with tertiary institutions, professional associations and key New South Wales' Government agencies to provide opportunities for the professional development of interpreters and translators and to improve availability of language services in the Sydney metropolitan, regional and rural areas.