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 · Western Sydney

Workers Comp in Richmond — Where to Start

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

Richmond injuries cluster around what the local jobs demand — a labourer who slipped on a wet slab. One small thing kicks the rest off: the medical certificate from the first appointment. Miss that step and the claim has no anchor — insurers and physios have nothing to read from. A clinic used to WorkCover paperwork can save the kind of weeks no one budgeted for.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Richmond — 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 Richmond

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

Richmond sits along the Hawkesbury River at the western edge of the Sydney basin, with residents working at the RAAF Richmond base, the agricultural blocks running across the river flats, the construction trade through the Hawkesbury growth corridor, and the Western Sydney University campus. WorkCover claims here split between defence-personnel lifting and equipment injuries, harvester rollovers and livestock kicks, scaffold falls on the surrounding builds, plus university staff repetitive-strain claims.

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