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 Greystanes — Where to Start

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

Most Greystanes claims open the same way — a roof tiler with a knee injury picked up halfway across a pitch. The early decision shapes everything after: an early GP visit with a clinic that has done these claims more than once. Without that early write-up, the claim is essentially invisible to the insurer. The faster the workers compensation paperwork lands, the smoother the rest plays out.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Greystanes — 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 Greystanes

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

Greystanes sits between Wetherill Park and Merrylands with residents working in retail at Stockland Merrylands, light manufacturing across the Wetherill Park and Smithfield industrial estates, and the trades servicing the wider Cumberland build. Workers compensation files at Greystanes cover pallet-jack pinning trauma, plasterer and tiler wrist overuse, retail standing-and-stocking complaints, plus food-line laceration incidents across the Italian and Maltese family trades.

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