FORMS HUB
Every official form, in one place
Disputes, ID, tax, Centrelink, estate, disaster, workplace, housing, healthcare, whistleblowing. Each link goes to the official Australian government or regulator page. Every form is free to lodge. If anyone asks you to pay for "form preparation" you do not need them.
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Disputes and complaints
Free dispute resolution at the federal and state level. Decisions binding on the firm or agency. No lawyer required for most.
Free EDR for banking, super, insurance, financial advice. Binding on the firm up to $1.235m.
Adviser misconduct, unlicensed conduct, misleading conduct in financial services.
Privacy Act breaches by federal agencies and large businesses. 30-day prior complaint required.
External review of federal government decisions. Centrelink, NDIS, tax, veterans, migration.
Internal review of a Centrelink decision. Within 13 weeks of decision. Free.
Mobile, NBN, ISP disputes. Free, binding on the telco.
Electricity, gas, water disputes in NSW. Free, binding. Equivalent in each state.
Health fund disputes. Now within the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
Complaints about federal agencies (immigration, Centrelink, ATO).
Pays out where AFCA determinations cannot be met (firm insolvent). Up to $150,000.
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Personal records access
FOI, GIPA, RTI, APP 12. Your right to your own information held by government and private entities.
Free portal for federal Freedom of Information requests. Maintained by Open Australia Foundation.
Government Information (Public Access) Act applications for NSW.
Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner; FOI for VIC agencies.
Right to Information applications for QLD government agencies.
Office of the Information Commissioner WA.
Your right to access personal information held by a private company (Citizen's Companion templates).
Federal health records portal. View your own; manage access controls.
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Identity documents
TFN, ABN, myID, passport, driver licence, Director ID. The federal identity stack.
Free. Required for any paid job, super, and Centrelink. Apply once, keep for life.
Australian Business Number for sole traders and businesses.
Federal Digital ID app. Used for myGov, ATO, business services.
Aggregator portal linking Centrelink, Medicare, ATO, and other federal services.
DFAT passport application and renewal portal.
Required for all company directors. Free via Australian Business Registry Services.
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Tax
ATO services. Hardship, returns, voluntary disclosure, super matters.
Free via myTax (in myGov). For most individuals.
First step in disputing an assessment, penalty, or other ATO decision.
Request a payment arrangement if you cannot pay in full.
Track lost super; consolidate accounts to save on fees.
Tax obligations of the deceased estate.
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Centrelink and Services Australia
Income support, family payments, concession cards, bereavement, disasters.
What could you claim. The official starting point.
Income support for adults looking for work.
For people with a permanent condition severely affecting work capacity.
Age 67 and meeting residency and income/assets tests.
For carers of someone with severe disability or medical condition.
Part A and B for families with eligible children.
Concession card for healthcare, PBS scripts, state concessions.
For self-funded retirees over Age Pension age.
After the death of a partner or other family member.
Eligible recipients in severe financial hardship due to DV, prison release, humanitarian entrance.
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Death and estate
Register a death, get the certificate, probate, notify the ATO and Centrelink.
Death registration and certificate (typically via funeral director).
Death registration and certificate.
Death registration and certificate.
Death registration and certificate.
Death registration and certificate.
Apply for probate or letters of administration (most states have an equivalent court process).
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Disaster recovery
Federal and state disaster payments and grants.
Disaster Recovery Payment, Disaster Recovery Allowance, AGDRP.
Federal hub for disaster-affected people. Lists current disaster declarations.
Evacuation centres, RediPlan, recovery support.
Official severe weather, flood, cyclone, fire weather warnings.
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Cyber and scam reporting
If you have been scammed, hacked, or your data was leaked.
Police-coordinated cybercrime reporting. Creates the official record.
ACCC scam reporting. National scam intelligence.
Cyber-bullying, image-based abuse, illegal and harmful content.
Free identity and cyber support service.
Free 90-day ban on new credit checks in your name. Renewable.
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Workplace
Fair Work, dismissals, general protections, WHS, harassment.
Unfair dismissal, general protections, anti-bullying, sexual harassment claims.
Unpaid wages, entitlements, conditions complaints.
Discrimination and harassment under federal anti-discrimination laws.
Concerns about a registered health professional (doctor, nurse, dentist, etc.).
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Housing and tenancy
State tribunals for tenancy disputes. Bond returns. Tenant unions.
NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal tenancy and consumer matters.
VIC residential tenancy disputes.
QLD residential tenancy disputes.
SA Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
WA State Administrative Tribunal - handles residential tenancy disputes under the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (WA).
Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal - residential tenancy disputes.
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal - residential tenancy disputes.
NT Civil and Administrative Tribunal - residential tenancy disputes.
Find your state's free tenant advice service.
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Healthcare
Medicare claims, MHTP, TGA adverse event reports, state health complaints.
Claims, rebates, manage your Medicare details.
Via GP - up to 20 subsidised psychology sessions per year.
Report suspected medicine or vaccine adverse events. Any consumer can report.
Complaints about NSW health services and practitioners.
Complaints about VIC health services.
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Citizenship and travel
Visas, citizenship, passport, travel advisories.
All Australian visa categories.
Apply for citizenship by conferral.
Travel advisories, consular assistance, subscribe to country alerts.
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Whistleblowing
Federal public sector PID, ASIC whistleblower, APRA whistleblower, tax whistleblower. Protections apply if you follow the right pathway.
Federal public-sector whistleblower pathway under the PID Act 2013.
For misconduct in companies regulated by ASIC.
For misconduct in banks, insurers, super funds.
For tax avoidance or evasion concerns.
For corruption by federal public officials. Established 2023.