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Workers Comp in Lower BoroWhere to Start

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

A Lower Boro grazier who took a kick from a cow, or a Tarago-area mine driver with a wrenched shoulder, both arrive at the same starting point. A workers compensation-experienced GP, seen early, writes a Certificate of Capacity that doesn't bounce back from the insurer. With that single document in the system, weekly cover and treatment authorisations clear within days.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Lower Boro — How It Starts

1

See a WorkCover doctor

For machinery, livestock, or chemical exposure incidents on-site, your first stop is a WorkCover-trained doctor.

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2

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.

3

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 Lower Boro

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

Lower Boro sits in the country south-east of Goulburn between Tarago and Mayfield, where local working life draws on graziers, rural transport drivers, and the mine and rail operations cohort around Tarago. Workers compensation claims from Lower Boro frequently involve lifting and crush injuries from industrial work, livestock-related sprains, and the cumulative back strain that follows long stretches on quads and behind the wheel on rural haulage runs.

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