Reporting an Injury

You must notify your employer of any injury or disease which has been contributed to by work within 30 days of you becoming aware of it. If you do not, you may not be entitled to compensation.

The easiest way to report your injury or illness to your employer is to list the following information in the Register of Injuries which must be kept at every workplace:

• your name and job title;
• the date and time of your injury or illness;
• your exact location when you were injured or became ill;
• how the injury or illness happened;
• the nature of the injury or illness and what parts of your body were affected;
• any witnesses to the injury or illness; and
• the date you notified your employer.

You can also give written notice in another form as long as it includes the above information.

If you are unable to notify your employer, someone else can do it for you within the 30-day limit. That person must give his or her name.
Your employer must acknowledge in writing that he or she has been notified of your injury or illness.
The claim form should be given to your employer as soon as possible and your employer must acknowledge receipt of a claim in writing.
To make a WorkSafe Injury Insurance claim, you must fill in a WorkSafe Worker’s Injury Claim Form, which is available from any post office or your WorkSafe agent. Your employer may also have forms.

If you can’t do your normal job you will need to get from your doctor a WorkSafe Certificate of Capacity, which is similar to a medical certificate, and give it to your employer.

Your employer must send your claim to your WorkSafe agent within 10 days of receiving it from you, unless the claim is for medical and like services only and under the employer excess.

The WorkSafe agent will then determine liability for your claim - see "Worker Claim Checklist".