What Can Be Included In My Claim?

Depending on the extent of your injuries you may be entitled to compensation for the following losses:

  • Past and future loss of earnings;
  • Past and future loss of superannuation;
  • Past and future medical expenses;
  • Pain and suffering;
  • Travel expenses; and
  • Out of pocket expenses such as the cost of medications.

For serious injures such as catastrophic, acquired brain injury, quadriplegia / paraplegia and amputation, compensation might include the following:

  • Home modifications;
  • Car modifications;
  • Past and future equipment expenses such as wheelchairs, commode chairs;
  • Gratuitous care by relatives; and
  • Domestic and gardening assistance.