Your TAC benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 is creating an unprecedented state of uncertainty and fear. If you’re receiving TAC payments or treatment funded by the TAC, you may be worried about what will happen to your [...]
Ask the Experts: Compensation Payouts and Financial Planning
Compensation payouts for personal injury are generally one-off payments made for long term injuries and losses. With often large sums of money being involved, it’s important that recipients seek [...]
The Wallan Train Crash – Important Information for Affected Passengers and Workers.
On 20 February 2020, what was meant to be a quiet train journey from Sydney to Melbourne ended in horror as a train derailed near the Victorian town of Wallan, killing two people and injuring [...]
What happens if I lose a No Win No Fee case?
In most personal injury cases, if your case is not successful (is withdrawn or investigation of a potential claim is stopped), there should be no costs for you to pay under a No Win No Fee agreement.
Do I have to pay tax on compensation for personal injury?
In Victoria, you are generally not required to pay tax from lump sum compensation you receive from a personal injury claim. However, compensation payouts can still have important tax [...]
Your TAC claim and Centrelink entitlements – 5 things you need to know
It is important for anyone injured in a motor vehicle accident in Victoria, to understand how their TAC claim can affect current or future Centrelink entitlements.
TAC claims – contributory negligence explained
The Transport Accident Act allows the TAC to reduce some “no-fault” benefits (like wage support, medical expenses and permanent impairment lump sum payments) for drivers who are drug or alcohol [...]
Drug driving laws need to be scaled back until the evidence is in
Polaris Principal, Nick Mann believes that states implementing strict drug driving laws are putting headline-grabbing “zero tolerance” before a genuine concern for road safety.
How does TAC compensation work for children injured in a car accident?
In the unfortunate event that a child is injured in a road accident, they are covered by the TAC scheme and entitled to compensation.
Has TAC rejected your claim, stopped your benefits or reduced your benefits?
While the TAC does a lot to support people who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents, just like any other insurer the TAC makes decisions with one eye on saving money, and sometimes this [...]
Is it time for Victorian cyclists to be registered and pay for TAC insurance?
There has long been debate between road users about whether cyclists should be registering their vehicles (that is, their bikes) if they are using our public roads. Simply registering a bike [...]
Are cyclists covered by the TAC scheme
In Victoria, if you’re injured in a road accident, you can lodge a TAC claim. This includes cyclists injured “due to a motor vehicle”. If you collide with a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle [...]
