Work Development Orders
Penrith Women’s Health Centre supports women wishing to access the Work and Development Orders, having been approved by the Department of Justice to be a WDO sponsor.
The WDO scheme is jointly delivered by the Department of Justice, Office of State Revenue (OSR), Legal Aid
NSW and the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT. The scheme enables eligible people who are experiencing significant hardship to reduce their fine debt through voluntary participation in unpaid work, courses, treatment, programs and other activities.
What is a WDO?
A WDO is an order made by Office of State Revenue (OSR) that requires a person to do any one or more of the following in order to satisfy all or part of their fine debt:
Do unpaid work for, or on behalf of, an
approved sponsor.
Undergo financial or other counselling.
Undergo medical or mental health treatment in
accordance with a health practitioner’s treatment plan.
Undergo drug or alcohol treatment.
Do an educational, vocational or life skills course.
Undertake a mentoring program
(this option is only available if the person is under 25 years of age)
Activities undertaken for a WDO are agreed between PWHC (sponsor) and the individual client.
Who We Help
A person is eligible for WDO support from Penrith Women's Health Centre if they a woman or non male identifying person who:
has a mental illness
has an intellectual disability or cognitive impairment
is experiencing homelessness
are experiencing acute economic hardship
is experiencing problems with substance use (alcohol or other drugs)
Women’s Health Centres are in danger of having to close their doors or significantly reduce services due to decades of under investment by the New South Wales Government.
We need your help to survive. NSW politicians must show their commitment to gender equality by committing to adequately funding Women’s Health Centres across the state.
