The previous SA WorkCover Act discriminated against psychiatric injury. The system was scrapped but the new bill, the Return to Work Bill 2014 retains this discrimination! 56—Lump sum payments—economic loss (1) Subject to this Act, if a worker, other than a seriously injured worker, suffers a work injury resulting in permanent impairment as assessed under Part 2 Division 5, the worker is entitled (in addition to any entitlement apart from this section) to compensation for loss of future earning capacity … Continue reading South Australian WorkCover changes reject psychiatric permanent impairment