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.

Workers Comp · Macarthur

Workers Comp in Bradbury — Where to Start

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

A common Bradbury scenario: a sheet metal worker on a fabrication floor ends a shift with deep lacerations or hearing damage from years on noisy machinery and no clear sense of what paperwork comes next. It comes down to one thing early on: a Certificate of Capacity, written carefully at the first appointment. Most workers compensation cases run cleaner when the first GP knows the form.

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Workers Comp Help in Bradbury

The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Bradbury — How It Starts

See a WorkCover doctor

If you're a tradie with a back strain, a fall on-site, or a crush injury from machinery, the first move 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 Bradbury

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

Bradbury is a residential suburb south of Campbelltown, with the working population strongly weighted toward construction, transport, retail and the healthcare cluster around Campbelltown Hospital. Workers compensation claims out of Bradbury often involve back, shoulder and knee injuries from on-site labour and warehousing along the Hume corridor, paired with nursing manual-handling injuries from the hospital and aged-care facilities serving the wider Macarthur region.

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