1.3 Personal Injury

Should an officer be involved in an accident either at work, or on the way to or from work, an 'Application for Compensation' form should be completed. This form is available from Ministerial Services.

Information sought from the injured officer at this time will include the following details:

1. details of the injury including the day, time and location;
2. employee's name and address;
3. employer's name and address;
4. employment particulars; and
5. who the injury was reported to.

The full names and addresses of any witnesses are required as an aid in confirmation of the injury and in respect of possible future litigation.

An 'Employers Report' will also need to be completed by the Ministerial Office. This form is available from Ministerial Services.

Once the forms are completed by the injured worker and the Ministerial Office within which they are employed, these forms and any other supporting documentation such as leave forms, medical certificates and hospital bills should be forwarded to Ministerial Services. The forms will then be forwarded to WorkCover Queensland for processing.

There are three different categories under which an employee may wish to submit a claim form.

1. Record Purposes Only Claim: in this case where no medical expenses are required and there is no time taken off from work, an employee should submit an Incident Report as a record of the incident only. This form is held on the employee's personal file in the event that there may be some future repercussions or complications arising from a simple injury or accident.

2. Time Lost Claims: this claim exists when a medical certificate indicates that the worker is incapacitated for work as a consequence of a work related injury. This claim may also involve payment of medical or hospital expenses. It may be necessary to include a Tax File Number Declaration with this claim as Workcover Queensland may be required to pay wages directly to the injured employee.

3. Medical Expenses Only Claim: this type of claim occurs when an employee is injured but is able to return to duty immediately resulting in no time off work. Medical expenses eg. Doctor's consultation fees or physiotherapy may be covered by WorkCover Queensland.

Any further enquiries regarding this matter may be directed to Ministerial Services.

Last reviewed: 17 July, 2009

Last updated: 22 July, 2009

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