General Guidelines

Below is a range of guidelines to assist individuals and organisations working with translators and interpreters, in order to obtain best outcomes. AUSIT strongly recommends that service users thoroughly review the guidelines to prepare for their interactions with translation and interpreting professionals.

AUSIT’s Recommendations for the Translation of Official and Legal Documents

Getting it Right – Translation

Getting it Right - Interpretation

Notes on the difference between “interpreters” and “bilinguals”

Information Sheet: Interpreters: an introduction

Information Sheet: Assessing the need for an interpreter

Information Sheet: Booking and briefing an interpreter

Information Sheet: Communicating via an Interpreter

Information Sheet: Debriefing with an Interpreter

TIS’s video, “Hints and Tips for Working with Interpreters”

The Australian government’s national Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) has produced a short video providing tips and hints for obtaining best outcomes when working with an interpreter:

General Guidelines

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