Using interpreters

If you use an interpreter to take a statement from an injured worker, it is good practice to ask the interpreter to sign an interpreter declaration form.

Interpreter declaration form [758KB]
Guidelines on how to use the interpreter declaration form [428KB]
Correspondence phrase in community languages [1755KB]
Guidelines for correspondence phrase [46KB]

Select the language you require and print that page onto your organisation's letterhead. At the end of the consultation, ask the interpreter to sign the declaration form and explain to the client what you are requesting the interpreter to sign.

The interpreter should complete the blanks in both sections on the page – the English section and the community language. Once the form is signed, make a copy for the client and place the original in the client's file.

For more information about WorkCover’s interpreting and translating policy, and community languages click here.