If you are injured at work CSaIM will support you to recover from your injury/illness and return to work as soon as possible. If your claim is accepted, you may be eligible for income support and/or financial support for reasonable and necessary medical treatment.

Claims are managed by Lawson Risk Management on behalf of the Catholic Church Endowment Society.

Contact Information for Lawson Risk Management

Email new claims and claim documents to: ccesadmin@lawsonrisk.com.au

Phone contact: (08) 8210 2800

In order to make a claim, you will need to complete the following:

• Report the incident and injury to your workplace within 24 hours. This should be recorded in your worksite's incident reporting system.
• Obtain a Work Capacity Certificate from your Doctor.
• Complete the ReturnToWorkSA Claim Form.

Provide a copy of the above documents to your site Return to Work Coordinator who will complete the below and submit your claim to Lawson Risk Management: 

• Employer section of the ReturnToWorkSA Claim Form.
• Complete the Income Maintenance Reimbursement Form for injuries with lost time.
• Seek a payroll report with a weekly breakdown for fifty-two (52) weeks prior to the date of injury.
• Email the Claim Form, Incident Report, Income Maintenance Reimbursement Form, 52 weeks payroll history and Work Capacity Certificate to Lawson Risk Management within 3 business days.

As an employer, it is your responsibility to retain copies of documents relating to your injured worker on site. These documents need to be stored appropriately maintaining a high level of confidentiality. 

The responsible manager is to monitor the workers' Recovery and Return to Work progress and ensure that the workers' timesheet is commensurate with the agreed graduated return to work schedule and work capacity, as certified on WCC. 

For further information regarding employee wages, please see the Payroll page.