Our policy outlines how we make adjustments to your work if you have a non-work related medical condition, and other options available to you such as redeployment or medical retirement.
Contractors must have in place a system to ensure they comply with their obligations to injured workers. If you’re working for a contractor and you have a non-work related medical condition, talk to the contractor about how to manage it.
If your illness or injury is work-related, we will manage your situation in line with the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth). There is a separate process for work-related injuries or illnesses, available on the Incident reporting and investigation page.
What if I have a non-work related medical condition?
We’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to your job or workplace to help you do your work and, where possible, return to your normal duties when your health improves.
We recognise that an illness or injury may restrict the duties you can do and we’re committed to working with you to come up with a way that you can still do your job.
We ask you to provide us with the medical information we need to make reasonable adjustments to your job or workplace, either temporarily or permanently, so that you can continue working.
If we can’t find a solution to keep you working while you’re injured or unwell, we’ll look at other options for you.
