Workers Compensation Independent Review Service (WCIRS)
A free, quick and impartial service to review certain decisions made by or on behalf of WorkSafe when they do not seem right to an injured worker.
Workers Compensation Independent Review Service (WCIRS): Changes to application deadlines
From Monday 16 January 2023, unless there are exceptional circumstances, injured workers who wish to apply to the WCIRS must do so:
- within 30 days of the date of the Genuine Dispute Certificate (GDC) issued by the Workplace Injury Commission (WIC) after conciliation, and
- within 6 months of becoming aware of the disputed agent decision being made (unless the Worker referred a dispute to Conciliation within 6 months which remains unresolved)
Please see these frequently asked questions for further information about the changes about the changes.
Who are the WCIRS?
We are a team located within the Independent Review Division at WorkSafe Victoria. Our service provides injured workers with the opportunity to ask for a free and impartial review of certain disputed 'reviewable decisions' under the compensation law that haven't been resolved during the conciliation process.