Tips from Worker’s Compensation Lawyers in Perth on COVID 19

Worker’s Compensation Claim and
COVID – 19

DID YOU KNOW?
The definition of the term
‘injury’ contained in Section 5 of
the Workers Compensation and
Injury Management Act 1981
includes a disease.

It states,
“Injury means…. a disease
contracted by a worker in the
course of his employment at or
away from his place of
employment and to which the
employment was a contributing
factor and contributed to a
significant degree.”

You can lodge worker’s
compensation for COVID – 19 if
you have,
• Medical confirmation of a
COVID-19 diagnosis
• Evidence to demonstrate that your
COVID-19 exposure occurred within
your work environment; and
• A medical proof that your employment
was a significant contributing factor
to the contraction of COVID-19

To assess a worker’s
compensation claim for COVID –
19, the insurer requires the
following:

• Claim within six months of
diagnosis
• Confirmation that you are a
‘worker’ within the meaning of
the Workers Compensation and
Rehabilitation Act 2003
• Carry a proof of diagnosis of
COVID-19

• Evidence that the exposure to
COVID-19 occurred in the work
environment;
• A proof that the work exposure
was a significant contributing
factor to the COVID-19 diagnosis.

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for more information.
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