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#  How we can assist you 

The MAIB provides insurance cover for people who are injured in a motor accident. Funding for this compensation is provided by Tasmanian motorists through the payment of compulsory premiums on registered motor vehicles.

 

 

 

 [ Lodge a claim ](https://maib.tas.gov.au/lodgeclaim) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We pay for a range of treatment and support services for eligible people who have been injured regardless of fault.

**We assist** people recovering from, or living with injuries that result from motor accidents; and the families of those fatally injured on our roads.

 [ Who can claim ](https://maib.tas.gov.au/who-can-claim) 

 

 

 

 

## When someone is injured

If you have been injured in, and/or received medical treatment following a motor accident, you can make a claim with us. We pay for a range of treatment and support services to help you in your recovery after an accident.

 [ What we cover ](https://maib.tas.gov.au/what-we-cover) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ## How to make a claim 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ### 1. Notify Tasmania Police

Report the accident to a police officer as soon as possible (if the police did not attend the accident scene).

*The accident will need to be reported in person at your local police station.*  [**Find a Police Station**](https://www.police.tas.gov.au/find-station/)

   

 

### 2. Report the accident

If you were the driver or owner of a vehicle involved in an accident, you can notify us of the accident circumstances by completing a Notice of Accident.

 [Report an Accident](https://maib.tas.gov.au/lodgenoa%20) 

   

 

### 3. Apply for benefits

Complete an Application for Benefits and submit it to us within 12 months of the date of the accident.

 [Lodge a Claim](https://maib.tas.gov.au/lodgeclaim%20)