NSW

Workcover resources – New South Wales (NSW)

Up to date information about the new workcover NSW legislation changes can be viewed on our “WorkCover NSW” page.

NSW WorkCover - This is NSW’s state government body that is responsible for managing the State’s workplace safety, injury management and workers’ compensation programs.

New workcover NSW legislation (2012) and amendments

http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

View or download NSW’s Workers Compensation Regulation 2010

Who can Claim for NSW Workers Compensation Claims?

To claim Workers Compensation in New South Wales you must be established as a NSW worker and have sustained a workplace injury in NSW whether who was at fault.

What are my limitation periods to claim?

To commence proceedings for a Workers Compensation Claim, you have three (3) years from your date of injury to claim. Thereafter, your claim will become statue barred.

What are my legal entitlements for NSW Workers compensation?

NSW Workers Compensation entitlements may include compensation you for:-

your wages while you are not working,
rehabilitation costs
medical treatment that is ongoing

What are my legal entitlements to a Common Law Claim?

In New South Wales your injury has to be completely stabilised to pursue a lump sum claim (aka Common Law Claim) and your work related impairment is over 15% for physical and psychological injuries. Negligence also has to be established from the workplace accident.

What are the benefits pursuing a Common Law Claim?

Pursing a NSW Common Law Claim takes your past and future losses into consideration as well as the pain your have been going through and the agony. The insurance companies does not take these into account which therefore limits your compensation. The Common Law Claim is through the grounds of the legal scheme. Some of the benefits include:

Past and future pecuniary losses
Past and future health expenses
Past and future out of pocket costs
Pain and suffering.

Resources and links

Injured Workers Support Network

Injured Workers Support Network

There are well over 100,000 reported injuries to NSW workers every year. Over 30,000 of these, are claims for which the result of injury was permanent disability, temporary disability or death.

Nothing can prepare you for being injured on the job. The work place is somewhere you expect to be a safe environment where you can make a living and return safely to your family at the end of the day. Work injuries have the potential to destroy all you have worked for and even change your circumstances. This impact is felt in all areas of life, including your health and well-being , relationships with family and friends and your financial circumstances. One thing that you may want to do if you have suffered an injury at work is talk to someone else that has been through the same process.

WorkCover benefits Guide April 2011

A very useful document: see it the workcover benefits guide

WorkCover NSW private insurers contracts (2005-2009

According to Wikileaks’ source, these files are important as until now the workers compensation arrangement between insurers and the government has not been transparent!