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 Six Mile Flat — Where to Start

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

Six Mile Flat residents most often hit the WorkCover system through a Goulburn workplace — a ward incident, a corrections-related strain, or a slip during a stock run. The opening step is the same across all of them: a first medical visit with a GP who handles workers comp paperwork as a daily task. Wages, physio and any specialist reports follow that single visit.

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Workers Comp Help in Six Mile Flat

The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Six Mile Flat — How It Starts

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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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 Six Mile Flat

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

Six Mile Flat lies immediately north-east of Goulburn city near Kingsdale and Goulburn North, with most working residents commuting into Goulburn for hospital, retail, corrections and trades work. Workers compensation matters from Six Mile Flat commonly involve manual-handling strain from healthcare and corrections shifts, slip-and-twist events on city loading docks, and the chronic shoulder pain that comes with long stocking and stocking-and-cleaning shifts.

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