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Find a psychologist for your WorkCover Queensland psychological injury claim

An independent directory of Queensland psychologists whose own practices state they work with WorkCover Queensland claimants. You must lodge a claim no later than 6 months after your entitlement to compensation arises, so it helps to start looking early.

Every figure here is sourced, and the gaps are marked

Every scheme fact on this site traces to the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, its 2025 Regulation, or a live WorkCover Queensland or Office of Industrial Relations page. Where a figure could not be confirmed, such as the Commonwealth pension rate used in one weekly-payment floor, or the current list of self-insured employers, the relevant page says so instead of filling the gap with an estimate.

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What to know before you start

A WorkCover Queensland claim for a psychological injury runs on the same core legal test as a physical injury claim: under section 32 of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, the injury must arise out of, or in the course of, employment, and employment must be a significant contributing factor to it. An older, higher "major significant contributing factor" test for psychological injury was repealed for injuries sustained on or after 30 October 2019 and does not apply to a current claim.

What is different for a psychological injury is section 32(5): a psychiatric or psychological disorder is not a compensable injury at all if it arises from reasonable management action taken in a reasonable way, from a worker's own expectation or perception of such action, or from how the Regulator or an insurer handled the claim itself. This exclusion has no equivalent for a physical injury, and it is the issue most rejected psychological-injury claims turn on.

The clock that matters most is s 131: a claim is valid only if it is lodged within 6 months of the entitlement to compensation arising, and an insurer's discretion to accept a late application is not guaranteed. The guides below work through each of these in turn, from the deadline through to what happens if a claim is rejected.

Browse psychologists by region

Choose a Queensland region to see psychologists whose own practice states they work with WorkCover Queensland claimants.

Guides and resources

The time limit for a WorkCover Queensland psychological injury claim

A claim is valid only if it is lodged within 6 months of the entitlement to compensation arising. Waiver of a late application is discretionary, not guaranteed.

What happens if you miss the 6-month WorkCover Queensland deadline

An insurer can waive the deadline in limited circumstances, most of which require a specific medical finding or a specific reasonable cause. None of them are automatic.

Is there a higher legal test for a psychological injury claim in Queensland?

No, not any more. A higher "major significant contributing factor" test for psychological injury was repealed for injuries sustained on or after 30 October 2019.

The reasonable management action exclusion, explained

s 32(5) excludes a psychological injury caused by reasonable management action taken in a reasonable way. It is the single largest substantive difference between a psychological and a physical injury claim.

When your own expectation of management action excludes your claim

The exclusion has three limbs, not one. The second, a worker's own expectation or perception of reasonable management action, surprises most readers.

Disputing a claim rejected for reasonable management action

The Act asks two separate questions: was it management action, and was it carried out reasonably. A process handled badly can be challenged on the second question even where the first is not in dispute.

How WorkCover Queensland decides a psychological injury claim

A GP diagnosis and work capacity certificate, a claim lodged within 6 months, and then an insurer decision measured against sections 32 and 32(5). Here is the sequence in order.

Early mental health treatment while your claim is still being assessed

You can usually access WorkCover-funded treatment while a claim is being assessed, before it is formally accepted, once you have lodged and have a work capacity certificate.

What early WorkCover treatment covers, and what it doesn't

GP visits, counselling or psychology sessions, psychiatry appointments and medication are covered while a claim is assessed. In-patient hospital costs are not.

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Not sure where your claim stands?

The enquiry form on this site is switched off, so nothing sent through it reaches anyone yet. What the site can still do is show you the WorkCover Queensland lodgement deadline and the questions your claim turns on. If you need to lodge or check a claim now, contact WorkCover Queensland directly on 1300 927 928, or your employer's self-insurer if their workers compensation is self-insured.

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