Returning To Work: Why Your Certificate Of Capacity Matters

Every injured worker must obtain a certificate of capacity in order to claim benefits under the New South Wales workers compensation scheme. This article focuses on the role of the certificate of capacity when you are returning to work, or considering a return to work, following a workplace injury. A certificate of capacity is critical for you, your employer and the workers compensation insurer to enable you to manage your injury and safely return to work.

Among other objectives, your certificate of capacity plays an important role in determining your entitlement to weekly payments for periods of incapacity arising from your work injury. This includes partial capacity and restrictions, to facilitate a gradual return to work. In order to continue receiving these benefits, or to claim back payment of these benefits (where your claim is disputed), you must continue obtaining certificates of capacity and providing them to the insurer. This is an obligation of a worker under the Workers