Eligibility Check - Hearing Loss Australia

Check Your Eligibility

To check eligibility, we need a couple of basic details. It should take about 2mins.

If you’d rather talk to us, Get in Touch and one of our team will give you a call.

Eligibility Checker (v3.24)

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Have you worked in a noisy job? *

Yes, my job's noisy
Unsure if my job's noisy
No. My job's quiet

MORE INFO: Noisy jobs are usually over 85db for several hours per day. A food blender is ~85db. Lawn mowers, power tools, wood chipper are generally 100db++

Don't worry if you're not sure how noisy your job is. Complete the other questions & we'll help you figure this out.

You need to have worked in a noisy job to claim industrial deafness compensation. If you used to work in a noisy job, hit yes/unsure and we'll run through some questions.

Thanks. We need some basic details to check your eligibility & rights for you

Your Name *

First

Last

We need your basic info to check eligibility

Your Email *

Your Phone Number *

Last detail we need from you

Are you currently working a noisy job? If not, what year did you finish noisy work? *

Yes, I'm still in a noisy job
No. I finished noisy work between 2022 - 2024
No. I finished noisy work between 2000 - 2021
No. I finished noisy work between 1985 - 1999
No. I finished noisy work LONGER AGO THAN 1985

By the way: Entitlements are typically based on the last day of any form of noisy work. This means you need to enter your last day in any type of noisy job, even if you think lots of hearing loss happened in work you did before this

Time limits can apply when you stopped noisy work a while ago, but often we can help with this. We have a couple of extra questions so our expert team can figure out your options.

Has a doctor or audiologist diagnosed you with hearing loss before? *

No
Yes - I have hearing aids
Yes - but I don't have hearing aids
I was told I have hearing loss, but didn't get hearing aids

Please choose the option that best fits your circumstances

Approximately when was your last day in any noisy job?

Entitlements are typically based on the last day of any form of noisy work. This means you need to enter your last day in any type of noisy job, even if you think lots of hearing loss happened in work you did before this

Approximately when did you first get hearing aids?

Which State was your MOST RECENT noisy job in? *

VIC
NSW
SA
QLD
WA
Other

Please select the State your MOST RECENT noisy job was based in? *

VIC
NSW
SA
QLD
WA
Other

Thanks. Rules vary across States. Please select ALL States you've done noisy work in

VIC
NSW
SA
QLD
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Commonwealth Government
Overseas

Thanks. Certain restrictions and different rules can apply in some States. Our team will review and see if we may be able to help give where you've worked.

Nearly Done. Was your most recent noisy job self-employed or working for government? *

Neither
Self-employed
Government worker

Thanks. Rules around government work can be different. What was your most recent noisy government job?

Thanks. WorkCover insurance schemes have special rules/restrictions around self-employed workers, so we need some more info:

My self-employed business runs through an incorporated company & I'm paid a regular wage
I'm a sole trader with no registered company
None of These / I'm Not Sure how my set-up works

Click all that apply In your work as a sole trader, do any of the following apply?

No worries. Your operating structure can be important in determining your potential ability to access compensation. Complete the other questions below and we'll be in touch to help figure this out with you

Thanks for clarifying. In that case, we have a few more questions that will help us see if we can help with a potential exceptions to the standard rules

In your work as a sole trader, do any of the following apply? (Tick all that apply)

I've worked in noisy jobs for another employer
My self-employed work is mostly (>80%) for a single client
My self-employed work is for a company, which has directors/shareholders who are unrelated to me

Click all that apply In your work as a sole trader, do any of the following apply?

When was your last day working for an employer in a noisy job?

Thanks. One more thing about your self-employment: how many years in total did you work for an employer?

Last question: have you made a claim before? *

No
I'm in the middle of a claim and want to talk
Yes

No problem. Please tell us a bit about your prior claim so we can figure out if we can help

Tell us about your prior claim, and what's happened since

My prior claim got hearing aids and cash compensation
My prior claim got hearing aids only
My prior claim was unsuccessful
AND, I've done noisy work since my prior claim
AND, I've not done any noisy work since my prior claim

Select all boxes that apply

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Your last day of noisy work was a while ago, so our experts will need to do some extra checks and get back to you. If you did any more recent noisy work (even a few days) change the date above as that could impact your rights/entitlements

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Your case is tricky. Complete the questions below and our team will review to figure out how we can help

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You might be eligible!! To calculate your possible entitlements, our experts have some quick questions below to review. Did you know claims can get over $5k-20k+ cash compensation!

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GREAT NEWS! You may be eligible. Let's figure out what you could get - some claims can get over $5k-20k+ cash compensation!

Compensation rights are based on a special test which calculates your NAL % hearing loss. Have you had this special NAL check before? *

NO – I DON'T KNOW MY NAL % hearing loss number
YES – I do know my NAL Hearing Loss %

Note: most people don't know their NAL % hearing loss as 'standard' audiology checks won't calculate this. No worries if you don't know the NAL % -- we can arrange a hearing check for no up-front cost.

Great, thanks. We'll need to review your NAL Hearing Check results. We will send you a link to provide this to our team.

I'll email through my NAL % results
Actually, can you arrange a NAL % check for me (I'm not sure if my regular hearing check has the right NAL % calculation)

No worries. Please enter your home address, and we'll arrange a specialist audiologist nearby to check your NAL % *

Last thing: what's your Date of Birth? *

Any questions for us?

Enter your question and we'll get back to you ASAP with an answer

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