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Who can apply for workers' compensation?

Anyone can apply for workers’ compensation benefits regardless of who or what caused the work-related injury.

You should lodge an application as soon as possible after the injury. For an application to be valid, it should be lodged within six months of seeing a doctor about the injury. If you lodge a claim more than 20 business days after first visiting a doctor, we may only pay compensation from 20 business days before the application was lodged. For example, if you see a doctor about your injury on 1 February but lodge a claim on 7 March, we may only pay compensation benefits from 7 February.

If you would like more information on workers' compensation claims, click on the following links or call us on 1300 362 128.

The materials contained in this publication have been prepared by WorkCover Queensland for information purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. Precautions have been taken to ensure that the information in this publication is accurate as at the publication date and will be reviewed and updated as required.

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