About the Aboriginal Interpreter Service

The Aboriginal Interpreter Service (AIS) helps to lessen language barriers faced by Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory (NT) who don't speak English as a first language.

Any organisations that need to communicate with non-English speaking clients can book an interpreter.

About the team

The AIS recruits and professionally develops a workforce of Aboriginal language interpreters in urban, regional and remote locations of the NT.

Interpreters are trained to:

• interpret accurately
• be confidential
• be impartial.

The use of professional Aboriginal interpreters is the most effective way to ensure your Aboriginal clients:

• understand you
• are able to fully express themselves.

What the service provides

For most of the widely spoken Aboriginal languages in the NT, the service provides:

• face-to-face, telephone and audio-visual interpreting services
• recorded and produced messaging.

What they don't provide

AIS doesn't assist with translating written documents.

Office locations

AIS has offices in the following regions:

• Barkly
• Big Rivers
• Central Australia
• Darwin, Palmerston and Litchfield
• East Arnhem
• Top End.

Contact an AIS office.