About The Association

The Workplace Injury Assistance Assoc Inc, a non profit Association has been formed to provide fair and impartial advice and to assist injured workers of Victoria in their process of lodging and conducting their workcover claim.

The association will provide Information about the rights and responsibilities of injured workers under the Accident Compensation Act. The association will develop a sound knowledge base with resources and support with the ability to access Workcover Forms, establish a feedback facility and a guide to the Workcover Process and Dispute resolution process,  that will make the workplace injury process smoother and more reliable by providing the right advice for Injured Workers. The aim of the Association is to be able to reassure and to inform injured workers of their rights and also their responsibility after a workplace Injury Claim has been lodged and processed and  monitor  legislative obligations of employers.

In the future the association is hoping to be able to provide information about  participating Legal and Medical advisors in their specific fields of expertise. Support and advice will be available to injured workers during their dealings with their  insurance doctors/rehabilitation and treatment providers.

The association will be advocating for fair and reasonable changes to the Accident Compensation Act so that injured workers will be treated fairly and be given the opportunity to state their cases in the correct manner, especially in areas that traditionally have been difficult.

The association will develop meaningful communication channels through which the grievances of the injured worker can be heard by the government and other key parties that can constructively influence the development of policy and legislation. The aim will be to participate in and constructively contribute to all committees, working parties and consultation groups that the association are able to access.

The association will encourage and support collaboration between Workcover and injured workers. Develop opportunities to assist identify and acknowledge permanently injured workers, identify and also communicate opportunities for improvement in the system with the aim of preventing others from a repeat of our adverse experiences, specifically:

A) Improvements in workplace safety.
B) Improvements in the way the workers compensation system treats injured workers.
C) Improvements in vocational programs for injured workers.
D) Improvements in retraining benefits for injured workers.