Form · Personal Injury & Compensation

WorkCover Queensland application for compensation

Link to the WorkSafe page for making a workers' compensation claim: a valid application needs the approved form and a work capacity certificate. Section 131 states the six-month lodging rule.

Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
Where it applies: Queensland
AI use: Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
Law stated as at: 23 October 2026
Status: Maintained. Checked on 23 October 2026 against the official form at worksafe.qld.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.
Version: 1
Source: Link to the official form. Licence: © State of Queensland. Link only: download the current form from the official page each time; do not copy or adapt it.

Where this comes from

The official form is published by worksafe.qld.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-23.

When to use it

Use when a worker applies for Queensland workers' compensation for an injury. The application is lodged with WorkCover Queensland or the employer's self-insurer. It is not the notice of claim for damages, and an employer's eight-day injury report is not the claim.

Used for these tasks

Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.

How AI may be used

AI may check the lodging page against the file and list the certificate and application that are missing; it writes nothing the worker signs, and the lawyer checks section 131.

AI may

Check the draft is the current file from the official page and list every blank field and missing attachment
Index the documents already on the file that the form calls for, with date and author
Turn the published giving and response steps into a checklist for this matter

AI must not

Must not write the application, the worker's answers, or any declaration on the online form
Must not complete or alter the work capacity certificate
Must not decide when the entitlement to compensation arose, or whether a waiver applies
Must not sign or lodge the application

The lawyer checks

The application is in the approved form and is lodged with the insurer, as section 132 requires
A work capacity certificate accompanies it, from a doctor, a nurse practitioner for a minor injury, or a dentist for an oral injury
Section 131 is applied from the date the entitlement arose, which is not assumed to be the first consultation
The employer is identified as WorkCover-insured or self-insured before the lodging path is chosen

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Official form

Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © State of Queensland. Link only: download the current form from the official page each time; do not copy or adapt it..

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