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)