What Can You Claim?

We pay for emergency transport from the crash to the hospital.

We pay for emergency treatment at a public or private hospital.

We can pay for home visits after you are discharged from hospital.

We can pay for visits to your doctor and specialist, and related pathology tests.

We can pay for medical imaging such as X-ray, CT/CAT scans, MRI and ultrasound.

We can pay for medicine prescribed by your doctor and provided by a pharmacist.

We can pay for equipment hire or purchase that your health professional recommends for your injuries such as crutches.

We can pay for your teeth to be restored if they were damaged in the crash.

We can pay for the repair or replacement of aids damaged in the crash like glasses, hearing aids, mobility aids or dentures.

We can pay for necessary rehabilitation services such as working with a physiotherapist on a return to work program.

We can pay for required therapy services such as physiotherapy, massage, chiropractic, podiatry, optometry, osteopathy and psychology.

We can pay for housekeeping and gardening while you recover.

We can pay for the cost of travelling to and from your medical and other appointments.

We can pay compensation if your injuries impact your ability to work. Payments are your wages restricted to a maximum of three times the full-time average weekly earnings in WA. Interim payments can be made to avoid unnecessary hardship.

We can pay compensation for pain and suffering (and other general damages) arising from the crash, including compensation for loss of amenities of life, loss of enjoyment of life, curtailment of life expectation, and bodily or mental harm.

Your injuries need to be assessed at a certain level for these payments to be made. For example as at 1 July 2021, claims for general damages have to exceed $23,000 and the maximum amount payable is $438,000.