Contact Aboriginal Interpreter Service

The Aboriginal Interpreter Service (AIS) operates standard business hours between 8am and 4:21pm, Monday to Friday.

After hours interpreting services are available for urgent matters only.

Interpreter bookings

Call 1800 334 944 and follow the prompts to select the regional office.

  • Darwin, Palmerston and Litchfield - select option 1
  • Central Australia - select option 2
  • Barkly  -  select option 3
  • Big Rivers - select option 4
  • East Arnhem - select option 5
  • Top End - select option 6.

Or you can email ais@nt.gov.au.

Find out how to book an Aboriginal interpreter.

Regional offices

For general enquiries or complaints, contact the relevant regional office listed below.

Local offices are open Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:21pm, and closed on public holidays.

Region Street location Postal addressPhone
Darwin, Palmerston and Litchfield Ground floor, Highway House
14 Palmerston Circuit
Palmerston NT 0830
GPO Box 4396
Darwin NT 0801
Ph: 08 8999 8920
Central Australia Mezzanine level, Alice Plaza
Todd Mall
Alice Springs NT 0870
PO Box 2605
Alice Springs NT 0871
Ph: 08 8951 5337
Barkly Ground floor, Government Centre
63 Haddock Street
Tennant Creek NT 0860
PO Box 296
Tennant Creek NT 0861
Ph: 08 8962 4237
Big Rivers First floor, Big Rivers Government Centre
5 First Street
Katherine NT 0850
PO Box 1571
Katherine NT 0851

Ph: 08 8973 8970

East Arnhem Level 1
8 Franklyn Street
Nhulunbuy NT 0880

PO Box 796
Nhulunbuy NT 0881

Ph: 08 8987 0521

Top End

Level 5, NT House
22 Mitchell Street
Darwin NT 0800

GPO Box 4396
Darwin NT 0801

Ph: 08 8999 6064


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