When a Quakers Hill claim needs a CTP lawyer

It depends on whether you agree with the label. For accidents from 1 April 2023, a threshold injury generally means statutory benefits for up to 52 weeks and no damages claim, so if the classification is right, a lawyer may add little. If the medical evidence shows something the insurer hasn't accounted for, such as nerve damage or a tear, the decision may be worth challenging, and advice helps. The review window is generally 28 days.

No. There's no charge for the claim check, and nothing in it commits you to anything. If we connect you with an independent CTP lawyer, you decide whether to go ahead after speaking with them. You can also seek other advice or take no further action. We'll tell you if a lawyer we connect you with has any connection to us, so you can decide with the full picture.

Possibly not. A common law damages claim must generally be made within 3 years of the accident, and later claims may be allowed only with a full and satisfactory explanation. If your accident was before 1 December 2017, the older Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 applies, with different rules. Either way, speak to a lawyer soon, because the answer depends on exact dates.

Through the Motor Accident Injuries Regulation, which sets maximum legal costs and is indexed each year. In statutory benefits claims, costs are recoverable only where the Regulation or the Personal Injury Commission allows, they're paid by the insurer, and in some disputes nothing is recoverable. In damages claims, the maximum a lawyer can charge is capped as well. Whatever the claim, ask for a written costs agreement and an explanation of how fees are worked out before work starts.

Often not. Many people claim statutory benefits, receive weekly payments and treatment and care, and finish their claim without legal help. A lawyer becomes more useful if the insurer refuses the claim, classifies your injury as threshold when you disagree, or stops payments. The free CTP Legal Advisory Service, reached through CTP Assist on 1300 656 919, can also answer statutory benefits questions for accidents from 1 December 2017.

Often not much, unless you dispute the finding. Most at-fault drivers can still get statutory benefits, but if you were wholly or mostly at fault, weekly payments and treatment and care are generally limited to the first 52 weeks and there's no damages claim. A lawyer is most useful when you think the fault decision is wrong or overstated, because it shapes everything else. If the injured person was 16 or under at the time, treatment and care can continue as long as needed, regardless of fault.