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Other than general psychological support, Dr Alex Katerdjian also provides support through the WDO program with the State Debt Recovery Office (SDRO), regarding infringements & penalty notices for NSW residents.

WORK AND DEVELOPMENT ORDERS (WDO)

NSW RESIDENTS ONLY

In the WDO scheme, health practitioners can submit applications on behalf of clients with outstanding debt with the Revenue New South Wales (NSW). The debts can be satisfied via programs of work or completion of approved courses or treatment.

A WDO sponsor supports people who are eligible to reduce their fine by up to $1,000 a month by doing unpaid work, courses, counselling, mentoring or treatment programs

ELIGIBILITY FOR A WDO

To be eligible for a WDO, you must satisfy each of the following categories:

  1. You must be experiencing at least one of the grounds of eligibility:
    • mental illness
    • intellectual disability or cognitive impairment
    • a serious addiction to drugs, alcohol or volatile substances
    • homelessness
    • acute economic hardship.
  2. You are experiencing hardship. You may be experiencing hardship if you:
    • have low income or limited access to income including difficulty paying bills and repayments on loans and debts when they are due and/or
    • cannot afford or must go without basic items or services and/or
    • lack capacity, opportunities or choices to improve your situation and/or
    • are experiencing difficulty in participating in economic, social or cultural activities.
  3. You do not possess or have access to substantial assets. 

This includes:

  • both adults and children
  • people living interstate (with a NSW fine debt)
  • people on a permanent or temporary Australian visa (with a NSW fine debt).

If you are on a visa, you should get legal advice before you apply for a WDO. Completing some approved activities may breach your visa conditions.

To apply you must send the following to this practice before your first appointment:

  1. Completed Application form: download
  2. Completed Consent Form: download
  3. Medicare Card (Please provide a picture copy)
  4. Credit Card (Please provide a picture copy)
  5. Driver’s License (Please provide a picture copy)
  6. Penalty Notice (Please provide a picture copy)
  7. GP Mental Health Treatment Plan – (if you wish to be bulk billed, you MUST be eligible for all 10 Medicare sessions in the current calendar year)

Once you have all this information, please contact Dr Alex and book in for an appointment.