Clients who have suffered a work-related injury or illness usually receive compensation from WorkSafe. This may also apply to injury or illness sustained at work, or while travelling to or from work.

WorkSafe manages a workers compensation scheme which provides a range of benefits to people who have been injured at work. Benefits can include:

  • weekly compensation
  • lump sum payments
  • ambulance transport
  • hospital treatment
  • medical and paramedical treatment
  • attendant care and home help.

WorkSafe will pay the reasonable costs of medical services for the management of a work-related injury or illness; and make weekly payments until an injured worker can return to pre-injury work (subject to certain statutory time limits).

For more information visit the WorkSafe website.