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Recommended resources for:

  • maintaining a safe workplace
  • employer and employee rights and responsibilities
  • reporting workplace injuries
  • WorkSafe claims
  • resolving compensation disputes.

Recommended resources

Injury and claims

Victorian WorkCover Authority
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Information for injured workers about how to make a compensation claim and return to work, and information for employers about the claims process.

Published:
2015

Laws and regulations

Victorian WorkCover Authority
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Information about the laws and regulations that set out the responsibilities of employers and workers to maintain safety in the workplace.

Published:
2015

Worker rights and responsibilities

Victorian WorkCover Authority
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Information about the rights and responsibilities of workers who are injured on the job, including reporting an injury and making a compensation claim.

Published:
2015

Employer rights and responsibilities

Victorian WorkCover Authority
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Information about the responsibility of employers to provide a safe and healthy workplace. It explains what to do if an employee is injured at work.

Published:
2014

Requesting conciliation

Accident Compensation Conciliation Service
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Information about how to request the conciliation of a workers’ compensation dispute through the Accident Compensation Conciliation Service, what happens during it and possible outcomes.

Published:
2015

Want to speak with someone about workers' compensation?
WorkSafe Victoria: (03) 9641 1444 or 1800 136 089 (toll free)

This information relates to laws in Victoria
This page was last updated on February 14, 2017