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Care & end of life

Advocacy organisations

People who will go in to bat for you.

You don't have to do this alone. Free advocacy services exist for patients, carers, aged care residents, NDIS participants, and bereaved families.

Aged care

  • OPAN (Older Persons Advocacy Network) — 1800 700 600 · opan.org.au
  • Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission — 1800 951 822 · agedcarequality.gov.au
  • Carers Australia — 1800 242 636 · carersaustralia.com.au
  • Carer Gateway — 1800 422 737

Disability & NDIS

  • Disability Advocacy Network Australia — dana.org.au
  • People With Disability Australia — pwd.org.au · 1800 422 015
  • NDIS — 1800 800 110

Health consumers

  • Health Consumers NSW — hcnsw.org.au
  • Health Issues Centre (VIC) — healthissuescentre.org.au
  • Health Consumers Queensland — hcq.org.au
  • Health Consumers' Council WA — hconc.org.au
  • Legal Aid in every state — free or low-cost legal advice for eligible people.
  • Community legal centres — find via clcaustralia.org.au
  • Justice Connect — pro bono legal referrals.

Mental health

  • Mental Health Complaints Commissioner (VIC) — 1800 246 054
  • Independent Mental Health Advocacy (VIC) — imha.vic.gov.au
  • Official Visitors (each state) — inspect mental health facilities.
  • Your state's Health Complaints body (listed above under "Complaining about a health professional").

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From bluetulipco.com/library/end-of-life/advocacy-orgs — printed 1 October 2026.

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