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• Water and sewerage concessions

  

  Eligible customers will receive $130 off the total cost of their water and sewerage bill for 2009-10.

  The concession is available to customers who hold a:

  • Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card issued by Centrelink
  • Department of Veterans’ Affairs Repatriation Gold Card.

  For eligibility and other information, read the fact sheet, call 13MYWATER (136992) or visit www.mywatertas.com.au
  

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card; Centrelink Health Care Card

• Criminal history record checks for volunteers

  

  A reduced fee of $5 for a criminal history record check is available to:

  • volunteers pre-approved and validated by the relevant volunteer organisation.

  Organisations must complete the volunteer rate application form for the volunteer to be able to receive the reduced fee.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6230 2928 or 6230 2929
  Email: criminalhistoryservices@police.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.police.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Enduring Power of Attorney

  

  The Public Trustee will prepare an Enduring Power of Attorney free of charge for clients who appoint the Public Trustee directly as their attorney.

  For more information:
  Phone: 1800 068 784
  Web: www.publictrustee.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Freedom of Information (FOI) requests

  

  A reduced fee for FOI requests is available to people who have a:

  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card
  • Centrelink Health Care Card.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6230 2600
  Email: foi@police.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.police.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card; Centrelink Health Care Card

• Access to computers and the Internet for low income earners

  

  Free access to computers and the Internet at Online Access Centres is available to low income earners for:

  • normal booking limits of a one hour session, unless otherwise agreed with the centre coordinator
  • the use of computers and the Internet for business purposes.

  Printing and recreational use such as general web surfing, online games and chat have normal fees and charges.

  The free access is available to people who are registered patrons of an Online Access Centre
  and who have a:

  • Centrelink Health Care Card
  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card
  • Gold Repatriation Health Card.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6233 2802
  Email: tco@education.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.education.tas.gov.au/ace/tco
  

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card; Centrelink Health Care Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Birth certificates

  

  Free birth extracts are available to Tasmanian-born people applying to Centrelink for the Age Pension.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6233 3793
  Email: bdm@justice.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Funeral assistance

  

  A basic Essential Care Funeral may be available for a deceased person where family members:

  • receive a pension or benefit
  • are unable to claim the deceased because they have insufficient funds or assets to pay for a funeral service.

  The whole family is assessed for eligibility and it is important they contact the Department of Health and Human Services before any responsibility is taken, or arrangements are made to organise a funeral.

  An Essential Care Funeral includes:

  • transfer and storage of the deceased
  • a basic coffin
  • transportation
  • registration of death
  • media notices
  • interment/cremation.

  For more information:
  Phone:
  6230 7650 (South)
  6336 2376 (North)
  6434 6246 (North West)

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Making a Will

  

  Where the Public Trustee is appointed sole executor there is no charge for:

  • students
  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card holders
  • Centrelink Health Care Card holders
  • Commonwealth Seniors Health Card holders
  • Tasmanian Seniors Card holders
  • beneficiaries of an estate administered by the Public Trustee
  • revising a Public Trustee Will.

  For more information:
  Phone: 1800 068 784
  Web: www.publictrustee.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card; Centrelink Health Care Card; Commonwealth Seniors Health Card; Seniors Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

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