If you have been injured at work or as a result of work, you should seek medical advice from a doctor/treatment provider as soon as possible. Focussing on your recovery is extremely important, but it is also important to think about whether you can make a claim against your employer for workers’ compensation.
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It is compulsory for all employers to have workers’ compensation insurance in place and most employers in Queensland have insurance cover through WorkCover Queensland.

Upcoming Changes to WorkCover Claims: What Workers and Employers Need to Know from 1 July 2025

​From 1 July 2025, significant changes will come into effect regarding how WorkCover Queensland handles provider-lodged work capacity certificates. These changes reflect new privacy obligations under the Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 and will impact both injured workers and employers.

If you have been injured in a road accident, at work, in a public or other place or whilst receiving medical treatment, you may be entitled to make a claim for compensation, sometimes called “common law damages”.
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You may also have life or other insurance, including through your superannuation fund.
There are strict time-limits which apply to all compensation law claims. We suggest you contact us at the earliest opportunity so that we can properly advise you on these.

Simon Turner is a practitioner with over forty years of experience in North Queensland. He has been a partner in a major city firm for the majority of that time and has been a Queensland Law Society accredited specialist in personal injuries for more than two decades.

If you have been injured in a road accident, at work, in a public or other place or whilst receiving medical treatment, you may be entitled to make a claim for compensation, sometimes called “common law damages”.
You may also have life or other insurance, including through your superannuation fund.
There are strict time-limits which apply to all compensation law claims. We suggest you contact us at the earliest opportunity so that we can properly advise you on these.

Simon Turner is a practitioner with over forty years of experience in North Queensland. He has been a partner in a major city firm for the majority of that time and has been a Queensland Law Society accredited specialist in personal injuries for more than two decades.