Is the issue unemployment, workplace injury, illness, caring leave or another employment entitlement?
Workplace and compensation systems
Work, injury & leave
Workers compensation is largely state or territory based. Paid leave and workplace entitlements can sit with employers and workplace law rather than Centrelink.
What this part of the system means
Work, injury & leave
This area will separate income support from workplace rights, paid leave and workers compensation. The responsible scheme can depend on where the work occurred, the employer and the nature of the injury or illness.
Decision prompts
Questions to answer first
These do not determine eligibility. They help identify which payment, scheme or authority to check next.
Is there an employer-paid entitlement before Centrelink becomes relevant?
Which state or territory workers-compensation scheme applies?
Could income from compensation affect a Centrelink payment?
Primary sources
Where this section will be grounded
Compass links back to the administering agency or official scheme. Placeholder content is deliberately kept separate from a formal entitlement decision.
Other parts of the Australian support system