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1300 88 00 32

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How to make a Workers Compensation Claim

You will need to obtain a Workers Compensation Claim Form from your employer and fill it out.

You have six months from the date of your injury/accident to make your claim. However the longer you take to make the claim the more likely it is that the employer will dispute the claim. HACSU advises that you should make the claim as soon as practicable after the injury/accident.

If you are claiming for an injury which has required you to have time off from your employment then you will need to have a Workers Compensation Medical Certificate issued by your treating doctor. This certificate should be attached to the Workers Compensation Claim Form. You are not considered to have made a claim until the employer has both these documents.

When filling out your Workers Compensation Claim Form there is a question that asks what happened? If there is not enough room to write what happened then write "See attached document". You should provide all the relevant information giving as much detail as possible with dates, times, witnesses, how and what happened etc.

All accounts for payment associated with the Workers Compensation Claim, doctors, physiotherapist, medication etc should also be given to the employer for payment.

You can mail, hand deliver or have someone take the Workers Compensation Claim Form, Workers Compensation Medical Certificate and any other attached documents to your employer.

Workers Compensation Medical Certificates must be supplied to the employer as soon as they are issued to the injured worker. You have 14 days in which to do this. However to avoid having your claim disputed by not having your Workers Compensation Medical Certificates in on time HACSU recommends that you have them to your employer as soon as they are issued.