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NSW workers compensation help from Stephen Young Lawyers

NSW Work Injury Claim is the workers compensation service of Stephen Young Lawyers. Stephen Young Lawyers provides the legal service. Stephen Young Lawyers.

Stephen Young Lawyers was established in 2012. The firm is led by Stephen Young, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law.

Sydney CBD office: Suite 28.01, Level 28, 31 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Workers across New South Wales can arrange telephone or video appointments. In-person appointments can be arranged at the Sydney office when appropriate.

NSW Work Injury Claim enquiries: (02) 7233 3661

Content publisher:: NSW Work Injury Claim
Published:: 1 March 2026
Last legally reviewed:: 25 July 2026

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This information is general in nature and is not legal advice. You should obtain advice about your own circumstances.

NSW Work Injury Claim is the workers compensation service of Stephen Young Lawyers for information and legal services concerning NSW work injuries and workers compensation. Stephen Young Lawyers is the legal service provider.

The practice assists workers with claim and liability questions, weekly-payment and work-capacity decisions, treatment disputes, permanent impairment claims, work injury damages, and proceedings in the Personal Injury Commission where appropriate. Whether a particular step is available depends on the facts, medical evidence, legislation, and insurer decision in that worker's matter.

Practice focus

What we help injured workers understand

Claim and liability decisions

This includes claim denials, section 78 notices, causation disputes, and questions about what injury the insurer has accepted.

Payments and work capacity

We assess PIAWE issues, weekly-payment changes, suitable employment, and work-capacity decisions against the applicable evidence and rules.

Treatment and medical evidence

Treatment refusals, insurer medical examinations, certificates of capacity, and specialist evidence can affect several parts of a claim.

Impairment and damages pathways

Permanent impairment and work injury damages have separate legal and medical requirements. Surgery or a diagnosis alone does not determine eligibility or outcome.

How a claim is reviewed

Identify the decision or claim issue

We first separate liability, weekly payments, treatment, work capacity, permanent impairment, and damages issues. Different decisions can have different evidence and review pathways.

Check the supporting records

The relevant material may include certificates of capacity, treating reports, scans, wage and roster records, rehabilitation notes, employer records, and the insurer decision pack.

Confirm the available procedure

We check what decision was made, when it takes effect, whether a review or dispute pathway is available, and whether further evidence is needed before the next step.

Explain the options and limits

Advice must account for the evidence, applicable legislation, injury type, dates, and any funding approval. No particular claim result, WPI assessment, or funding decision can be guaranteed.

IRO and ILARS funding

The Independent Review Office administers the Independent Legal Assistance and Review Service (ILARS). Funding may be available for eligible workers compensation advice or dispute work. An IRO Approved Lawyer must assess the matter and apply for a grant, and the IRO decides whether funding is approved and what work or disbursements it covers. Funding is not automatic and does not apply to every matter.

Read the current ILARS funding information

Assistance across NSW

Workers throughout NSW can ask whether a telephone or video appointment is suitable for their matter. Documents can usually be provided electronically or by post, and an in-person appointment can be discussed when useful.

When to seek advice

Consider obtaining advice after a claim denial, payment reduction, treatment refusal, work-capacity decision, or insurer medical report, and before assuming a notice or deadline does not require action.

Claim and service information

Ask about your claim

Send a short summary of the decision or problem affecting your claim. A review of the enquiry is required before any advice, representation, or funding position can be confirmed.

Request a claim check Call (02) 7233 3661