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Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

Contact Details for State and Territory Public Health and Communicable Diseases Units

Contact details to be used by medical practitioners for the reporting of communicable disease cases.

In this section:

    Public Health Information Hotline
    Call 1800 004 599

    National Security Hotline
    1800 123 400

    NOTE: THESE NUMBERS ARE NOT TO BE USED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO REPORT ILLNESS OR TO SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. DURING A MAJOR NATIONAL DISEASE OUTBREAK SPECIFIC PUBLIC INFORMATION TELEPHONE NUMBERS WILL BE ESTABLISHED.

    The following phone numbers should be used by medical practitioners for the reporting of communicable disease cases and for assistance in the management of communicable disease outbreaks:

    State and Territory Health Department Communicable Disease Contacts

    Australian Capital Territory

    (02) 6205 2155

    New South Wales

    The reporting of communicable disease cases in New South Wales is facilitated by the individual Public Health Units

    Northern Territory

    (08) 8922 8044
    a/h Royal Darwin Hospital: (08) 8922 8888

    Queensland

    (07) 3234 1155

    South Australia

    (08) 8226 7177

    Tasmania

    0408 532 708

    Victoria

    1300 651 160

    Western Australia

    (08) 9388 4999 (bh)
    (08) 9328 0553 (ah)Top of page