Changes to the Transport Accident Act 1986

On 6 July 2022, the amendments made by the Road Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2022 came into force. This Act makes a number of amendments to the Transport Accident Act 1986 (TA Act) which are intended to increase the benefits or entitlements available to TAC clients and to  improve the operational efficiency of the scheme.  Read more about the changes here.

The legislation

This is the main legislation that guides the TAC in the types of benefits it can pay and any conditions that apply.

The regulations

The regulations below specify certain injuries for the purposes of the definition of a severe injury in the Transport Accident Act 1986. They also prescribe the forms to be used for the purposes of that Act and the threshold amount that the TAC must not exceed for a payment or contribution to a person under Section 60(4) of the Transport Accident Act 1986 unless the person enters into an agreement with the Commission in relation to the ownership of, and maintenance of modifications to, a home or semi-detachable portable unit.

The regulations below prescribe the manner of calculation of periodic payments of impairment benefits under section 47(4) and section 48(1) of the Transport Accident Act 1986. They also determine for the purposes of section 56 of the Transport Accident Act 1986, an amount being in redemption of the sum of periodic payments under section 48 of that Act and the weekly payments under section 49, 50 or 51 of that Act.

The regulations below prescribe the periods and times or intervals for the payment of transport accident charges in relation to motor vehicles of specified classes. They also contain the formula used to calculate the pro-rata refund of the unused transport accident charge when a vehicle's registration has been cancelled.