The Application Form includes information about the motor accident and a person's injuries. The information in the Form is used by the Authority to determine the injured person's eligibility for participation in the Lifetime Care & Support Scheme.
The Application Form must be completed in order to apply to become a participant by the treating specialist. This is to provide information about the injured person's injuries.
The injured person or the person filling out the application form on their behalf, such as their guardian, must sign the statutory declaration on the Application form in fron of a Justice of the Peace.
Treatment, rehabilitation and care services can only be paid for by the Lifetime Care & Support Authority when the person has been accepted as a participant of the Scheme.
What happens after the Application Form is completed?
After receiving the Application Form, the Authority will make a decision and write to the injured person to advise whether they have been accepted inot the Scheme as an interim participant. An interim participant is a person who has been accepted inot the Scheme on a temporary basis while their injuries are still improving.
As an interim participant, the injured person will have the cost of their treatment, rehabiliation and care paid for up to two years. After two years the injured person will be assessed for lifetime participation.
What happens if I don't agree?
If you do not agree with the Lifetime Care & Support Authority's decision about eligibility, for the Scheme you can dispute that decision. Refer to the dispute resolution section on this website.
CTP insurance
The Application Form is not a CTP Personal Injury Claim Form.
If you were injured in a motor accident that was caused by the fault of another driver, you may be eligible for compensation under the Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance scheme and a claim should be made against the insurer of the driver at fault.
The Application Form for participation in the Lifetime Care & Support Scheme is separate to a Personal Injury Claim for CTP insurance.
For more information about CTP insurance contact the Claims Advisory Service of the Motor Accidents Authority of NSW on 1300 656 919.