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Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation

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Your Rights & Responsibilities

Injury Reporting

Even if you do not intend to claim it is your responsibility to:

  • Report the injury to Strategy One within 24 hours.

  • Complete a Notice of Work Related injury

  • Forms are available from your Strategy One office.

If you do intend to claim:

  • Complete the claim section of the Worker Report form

  • Visit a doctor and obtain a  Certificate of Capacity

The Return to Work Process

If you suffer an injury at work you must:

  • Submit the proper treatment for your injury

  • Supply Work Cover medical certificate for any time off as a result of the injury.

  • Submit approved rehabilitation and undertake the return to work program in a reasonable manner.

  • Perform duties for which you are fit

  • Return to work in accordance with your capacity and in a timely manner.

You have the right to:

  • Choose your own doctor, rehabilitation provider or other treatment provider.

  • If reasonable, refuse surgery or medical treatment.

  • Choose between the types of treatment where there is conflicting opinions from doctors.

  • Be able to return to safe, suitable duties once you are fit.

  • Receive prompt accurate advice to be able to make informed decisions about your treatment, rehabilitation and return to work.

  • Confidentiality of information regarding your physical and/or mental conditions and other personal circumstances.