Reporting Your Injury to Your Employer

Report your injury as soon as possible:

In the ACT, under the Worker’s Compensation Act 1951 s93(1) you must report your injury as soon as possible. If you delay reporting your injury, you risk your claim being rejected.

Whether you want to make a claim for worker’s compensation or not, you should always report an injury you believe to be related to your employment.

Your employer does not investigate the claim, the insurer does. You will be continued to be paid until advised by the insurer. Your employer can’t use your personal or annual leave in place of compensation.

How to report your injury:

By law, every employer must have an injury book or register of injuries. Report your injury by making an entry. In this notification you will be asked to provide:

-          your contact information as well as the location of your workplace

-          a brief description of your injury

-          how, when and where your injury occurred

Contact the Injured Workers Service today for more support through this process on (02) 8294 5181 or via this contact form.