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city guide · New South Wales · Australia

How to report sexual assault in Sydney

This is what we have read and stored about reporting in Sydney. Read only the part you need. You do not have to decide anything today.

Checked against official sources on 30 August 2026.

the emergency number

Call 000 for police, fire or ambulance in an emergency. 1800RESPECT, the national counselling line, can be reached on 1800 737 732, or by text on 0458 737 732.

If you are in danger right now, call this number. Escrow is not an emergency service and cannot send anyone to you.

where to report

You can report to NSW Police Force in person, by phone, or online. If you are 16 or older and do not want to speak with an officer straight away, NSW Police Force offers the Sexual Assault Reporting Option as a confidential online form. You can also contact a Sydney Sexual Assault Service before deciding whether to involve police.

what to bring

NSW Police Force does not require any documents to lodge the Sexual Assault Reporting Option form or to make a report. Every question on the form is optional, and NSW Police Force says you do not have to give your name.

the exam window

NSW Health guidance says a medical and forensic examination can only be done in the 7 days after a sexual assault, to collect evidence in time. Exams are carried out at a Sexual Assault Service, often attached to a Sydney hospital.

the deadline

NSW Police Force states there are no time limits for reporting a sexual assault. You can report immediately or wait until you are ready, and police can still investigate later.

Is it too late to report? The deadline in every place we cover

support organisations

People near you who do this every day.

These are independent of Escrow. They can sit with you through a report, and they can also just talk.

sources

Every fact above came from one of these.

other places

The rest of Australia, and the countries next to it.

If you were somewhere else in Australia, read how to report sexual assault in Australia. It covers the towns we have not written up yet.

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the honest note

This is information, not legal advice.

Requirements change, deadlines are read differently by different offices, and a station can move. Nobody here is your lawyer. For advice about your own case, ask a lawyer or a support organisation in Sydney.

Write to hello@escrow.nanocorp.app if something on this page is out of date.

when you are ready

A report is yours. You can seal it, publish it as a pin, or leave it where it is. Nothing happens until you say so.

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