Application for weekly payments after the second entitlement period

To be eligible for a limited period of weekly payments, you must meet all of the following criteria.

• You received weekly payments for your injury until the expiry of the second entitlement period (104 or 130 weeks, depending on your date of injury).
• You have returned to work for at least 15 hours a week and your current weekly earnings are at least $228* (excluding GST) per week.
• You have not reached retirement age.
• In respect of the injury, you are:
  • no longer entitled to weekly payments because of the expiry of the second entitlement period or
  • entitled to partial weekly payments as you have returned to work and are working at your full capacity**.
• You require or required surgery for that injury.
• The date of surgery (hospital admission) is at least 13 consecutive weeks after the expiry of the second entitlement period.
• You are temporarily incapacitated for work because of the surgery.

** Means (1) working at least 15 hours a week and receiving current weekly earnings, or current weekly earnings together with a deductible amount, of at least $228 a week (as at 1 July 2023) and (2) because of the injury are unable to earn more in further or additional employment for the foreseeable future.

To be eligible for a reinstatement of ongoing weekly payments, you must meet all of the following criteria.

• You received weekly payments for your injury until the expiry of the second entitlement period (104 or 130 weeks, depending on your date of injury), which occurred on or after 31 March 2024.
• You have not reached retirement age.
• In respect of the injury, you are:
  • no longer entitled to weekly payments because of the expiry of the second entitlement period or
  • entitled to partial weekly payments as you have returned to work and working at your full capacity**.
• You require or required surgery for the injury.
• The date of surgery (hospital admission) is at least 13 consecutive weeks after the expiry of the second entitlement period.
• As a result of the surgery you have:
  • no current work capacity which is likely to continue indefinitely *** and
  • been assessed as having a permanent whole person impairment of 21% or more.

** Means (1) working at least 15 hours a week and receiving current weekly earnings, or current weekly earnings together with a deductible amount, of at least $228 a week (as at 1 July 2023) and (2) because of the injury are unable to earn more than this in further or additional employment for the foreseeable future; and (3) if your claim reached 130 weeks of weekly payments on or after 31 March 2024, your whole person impairment has been assessed as 21% or more.

***'No current work capacity' means an inability to return to pre-injury employment or suitable employment

If you meet the applicable criteria, use the link below to apply.