Workplace Injury

If you are injured either at work or on your way to or from work you may be entitled to compensation under the relevant State or Territory legislation. You may also be entitled to work injury compensation if you are injured whilst on a break, attending training and business travel for work.

Workers Compensation entitlements are normally payable regardless of whether the accident / injury was your fault or not. Payment of any necessary and reasonable medical expenses including travel expenses to and from your treatment, loss of earnings and potentially a lump sum payment from the workers compensation insurers for any permanent impairment. Workers Compensation is not a fault based scheme.

When can I claim?

When the injury is suffered the incident should immediately be reported to the employer and logged in the Accident Book.

Time limits can apply for lodging workplace accident compensation claims; however exceptions to the rule can be made. You should however lodge your claim as soon as realistically possible.

Certainly if you were injured more than three years ago and have not officially reported the matter, please don't hesitate to give Australian Injury Helpline a call and one of our experienced staff will talk to you about ways you may be able to make a claim even if the time limit has expired.

How do I claim?

First you must inform your employer that the accident has occurred and you have sustained an injury. Even if you don't think your injury is severe at the time, you should always inform your employer as the full extent of the injury may not be known at that stage. The injury should also be logged in the Accident Book.

A workers compensation claim should then be lodged with your employer who should advise the relevant insurance company. You will need to supply medical evidence from your GP to support your claim that you were injured at work, which is normally a WorkCover Medical Certificate.

If you have had to take time off work as a result of the injury sustained, you should begin receiving workers compensation payments soon after this. If you do not or the claim is denied by the insurance company, you should immediately contact Australian Injury Helpline for assistance. 

Contact Australian Injury Helpline today about your potential claim and ensure you are being treated fairly by the Insurance Company and your employer.

Lump Sum Compensation

If you have sustained a permanent injury as a result of a workplace injury you could well be entitled to lump sum compensation for the injury sustained, irrespective of fault or responsibility. As a rule you are better off having a specialist personal injury lawyer negotiate this aspect of the claim for you and please contact Australian Injury Helpline today for assistance in this respect.

Common Law Negligence Claims

If the injury you have suffered occurred as a result of the fault or responsibility of either your employer or another person you might be able to claim under common law (negligence). Under various State and Territory law thresholds and time limits have unfairly been introduced to such claims and you need to contact Australian Injury Helpline today so that we can arrange for independent expert legal advice on your particular circumstances and entitlements.

Please note once an offer is accepted in most circumstances you lose your rights to any further compensation - so beware contact Australian Injury Helpline today.

REMEMBER – depending on what you were doing and where you were going when you were injured; you may also may compensation entitlements under other insurance. For example, if you were in a motor vehicle accident, you could have entitlements under CTP legislation. Please follow the following link to the motor vehicle Injury section of this site for further information on motor accident injury claims. For advice in this respect contact Australian Injury Helpline today.

It costs you nothing to obtain advice from a specialist independent personal injury lawyer through Australian Injury Helpline, so contact us today by either completing the Free Case Review on this page or telephoning us on 1800 22 33 63.