WorkCover is a government-run workers’ compensation scheme that provides benefits and support to workers who are injured or become ill as a result of their work.

Who is eligible to make a WorkCover claim?

Any employee in NSW who suffers a work-related injury or illness may be eligible to claim.

What benefits can I receive under WorkCover?

You may receive wage support, medical care, rehabilitation, and lump sum payments for permanent impairment.

Are WorkCover benefits limited or capped?

Yes, benefits are capped and depend on your earnings, injury type, and level of impairment.

How is compensation calculated?

Compensation is based on your pre-injury income, medical assessments, and work capacity.

Can I claim lump sum compensation?

Only workers with a permanent impairment above a set threshold may claim this compensation.

Will I receive weekly payments while I’m unable to work?

Yes, weekly payments cover a percentage of the income you lose while unable to work.

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Workers Comp in Belmore — Where to Start

Injured at work? Here’s exactly what to do next.

Mechanics in the Burwood Road workshops with cuts and crush injuries, or a Belmore Sports Ground groundskeeper with a knee strain, both find their workers compensation claim opens the same way. It comes down to one thing early on: a clear report from the first medical visit. Until that one record exists, the file has nothing to grow around.

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Workers Comp Help in Belmore

The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Belmore — How It Starts

See a WorkCover doctor

For kitchen burns, slip injuries, lifting strain, or repetitive-strain wrist issues, your first stop is a WorkCover-trained doctor.

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Get your Certificate of Capacity

Your doctor issues this on the first visit. It’s the legal document that proves you have a work injury and tells the insurer how much you can work and what treatment you need. No paperwork on your end — the doctor handles it.

Notify your employer

You’re legally required to tell your employer about a work injury — a text or email is enough. Once they get your Certificate of Capacity, they pass it to their workers comp insurer. The claim opens, and wages and treatment get covered from that point.

Common workers comp claims in Belmore

Workers comp claims in Belmore most often come from the local retail and manufacturing workforces, alongside the back, shoulder, and stress injuries common across every industry.

Belmore hosts Belmore Sports Ground — the Canterbury Bulldogs' historic home — and a quiet but persistent light-industrial strip along Burwood Road. Car repair workshops, printers, and small food-production businesses pull in a skilled-trades workforce that drives a fair share of cut, crush, and repetitive-strain claims in the area.

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