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 · Eastern Suburbs

Workers Comp in Chifley — Where to Start

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

Plenty of Chifley workers turn up with the same complaint — a bar attendant who slipped on a wet duckboard. It all begins at one appointment: an early GP visit with a clinic that has done these claims more than once. Until the GP report is in, even an obvious injury sits in administrative limbo. Most workers compensation claims that drag are claims with a slow first appointment.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Chifley — 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 Chifley

Workers comp claims in Chifley most often come from the local hospitality and professional services workforces, alongside the back, shoulder, and stress injuries common across every industry.

Chifley sits behind Long Bay and Malabar, with much of the workforce in transport, hospitality and trades feeding the Eastern Suburbs and Port Botany. Workers compensation claims out of Chifley often involve back, shoulder and knee injuries from container and warehouse work along Botany Road, along with the slip and burn injuries common across cafe, pub and aged-care shifts in the Matraville and Maroubra strips.

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