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.

Container and warehouse work along Botany Road is heavy, and the knees, shoulders and backs of Chifley workers take the brunt of it. Cafe, pub and aged-care shifts add burns, slips and manual-handling injuries to the local claim mix. The move after any of them is a medical appointment, where the examination and Certificate of Capacity open the claim. Once the claim is accepted, the physio we line up is billed to the insurer.

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Workers Comp Help in Chifley

The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Chifley — How It Starts

See a WorkCover doctor

For HGV driver back injuries, forklift incidents, or loading-dock crush trauma, your first stop is a WorkCover-trained doctor.

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Get your Certificate of Capacity

Your doctor writes this at 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. We make sure it reaches your employer and insurer.

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 transport and hospitality 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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