In early 2019, Victoria is recording an alarming number of injuries from train incidents. Many of those injured would be entitled to TAC benefits.

Electric scooters now ride on many Australian footpaths. But current laws do not cater for injuries so what do you do if you’re injured by an electric scooter?

As personal injury specialists, people come to us at a difficult time, and face a lot of uncertainty about their health, finances and their legal rights.We’re reminded that most of our clients haven’t ever needed to engage lawyers before, and most of what they assume or believe about lawyers is based on what they’ve seen on TV.

There has been an increase in hit and run accidents over the last 10 years in Victoria. In The Age newspaper on 2 April 2019, an article references a shocking hit-run incident in suburban Melbourne in February this year. A rise in the failure to stop and render assistance is a worrying trend, particularly with regard to victims and their families and their entitlements to motor accident compensation.

In Victoria, cyclists can lodge a TAC claim if injured “due to a motor vehicle”; if you collide with a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle causes you to have an accident on your bike.

The Transport Accident Commission (“TAC”) will fund your medical treatment following a road accident as long as your treatment needs are reasonable and related to the accident.

Here are the 6 steps (and a video link) to making a TAC claim for benefits if you’ve been injured in a motor vehicle accident in Victoria.

TAC is required to pay for a range of benefits, including lost income, to people who are injured in motor vehicle accidents in Victoria.

Once your TAC claim’s accepted, your medical expenses and loss of income benefits should be paid. You can then consider any lump sum compo you may be entitled to.

If you’ve been injured in a motor vehicle accident in Victoria, you can lodge a TAC claim for loss of income, medical expenses, some other expenses as well as, dependent on the level of your injuries, lump sum compensation.

In Victoria, the TAC (Transport Accident Commission) is the insurer responsible for managing claims (called a “TAC claim”) for injuries from road and transport accidents.

After being injured in a motor vehicle accident in Victoria, people often ask us, “How long do I have to claim?”