Motor vehicle accidents
Who can claim road accidents?
Sustained personal injury anywhere in Australia, as a result of another person's negligent driving of a WA licenced motor vehicle - Is a dependant of a person fatally injured; or - Is responsible for the expenses of a person fatally injured.
What can I claim?
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of income
- Medical expenses
- Travel expenses
- Home help ? If you need help to do your housework or to travel to and from medical and other appointments
- Loss of income
- Medical expenses
- Travel expenses
- Home help ? If you need help to do your housework or to travel to and from medical and other appointments
How much can I claim?
The amount varies. It depends on the nature and extent of your injuries and the losses you have suffered. For example, the maximum payable for pain and suffering caused by a road accident is $337,000.
Workers compensation
Who can claim work-related injuries?
You are entitled to make a claim if you are injured at work and are defined by law as a worker. - The legal definition of a worker includes full-time, part-time, casual, seasonal, piece and commission workers. Working directors, contractors and sub-contractors may also be defined as workers depending on their working arrangements.
What can I claim?
- Loss of income
- Medical costs
- Rehabilitation expenses
- Other expenses such as travel for medical treatment
- Medical costs
- Rehabilitation expenses
- Other expenses such as travel for medical treatment
How much can I claim?
The maximum amount an injured worker can receive in terms of weekly payments for loss of earnings is $190,701. The amount does change every year so please refer to Workcover for the latest information.
Public liability
What can I claim if I Injured in a public place?
- Loss of income
- Medical costs
- Rehabilitation expenses
- Other expenses such as travel for medical treatment
- Medical costs
- Rehabilitation expenses
- Other expenses such as travel for medical treatment
Criminal injury
Who can claim Injured as a Result of Crime?
Any person who has been injured as a result of a criminal act. It is easier to claim if a perpetrator, the person who committed the crime, has been charged and convicted of a criminal offence. A close relative of a person killed as a result of a criminal act. Relatives can apply for funeral expenses and financial loss suffered as a result of death.
What can I claim?
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Loss of income
- Medical costs
- Rehabilitation expenses
- Other expenses such as travel for medical treatment
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Loss of income
- Medical costs
- Rehabilitation expenses
- Other expenses such as travel for medical treatment
How much can I claim?
The amount varies. It depends on the nature and extent of your injuries and the losses you have suffered. Currently the maximum amount payable is $75,000.
