In addition to a common law claim for damages, there are two other ways of obtaining compensation if you have suffered injury or death as the result of a crime in Victoria.
If you experience an accident or illness you may lose the capacity, either temporarily or permanently to make decisions about matters such as your medical treatment, financial or personal matters.
If you die without a will, an application will most likely need to be made to the Supreme Court of Victoria for a grant of ‘Letters of Administration’*. In most instances the grant is made to [...]
Every employer in Victoria must take out a workers compensation insurance policy. They are then covered by Victoria’s workers compensation scheme, which is administered by WorkSafe.
Most people know that the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) is a body that raises awareness about road safety but many people don’t know that the TAC is also an insurance company.