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Please call the MAIB on 1800 006 224 for support with lodging a claim. A claims officer will guide you through the process, including assisting with any forms that may need to be completed.
Funeral benefits
The MAIB will pay up to $14,040 to cover the costs associated with the burial or cremation. Costs associated with the gravestone or plaque are not covered.
How is the funeral bill paid?
- Most funeral directors will invoice the MAIB directly.
- If you have paid the bill yourself, send the receipt to the MAIB for reimbursement. Make a copy of the receipt for your own records.
Death benefits for dependants
If the deceased is survived by dependants, a lump sum may be payable. For motor accidents on or after 17 February 2020, the lump sum payable is $88,000. If survived by two or more dependants, of whom at least one is a dependant child, there is an additional lump sum payable to the child/children depending on the age and dependency of the child.
How to claim the death benefit for dependants:
- Complete and return the Application for Scheduled Benefits For Dependants of Deceased (Form E).
- Provide a copy of the birth certificate for each dependant.
- Provide a copy of any available taxation returns for the last financial year for the deceased and each person who is named in Form E as a dependant who may have lodged taxation returns for that year.
- Provide evidence* which identifies the manner in which each person named in Form E was dependent on the deceased at the time of the motor accident.
*Evidence could be, but is not limited to:
- Evidence of the duration of the relationship.
- Evidence of where dependants reside.
- A copy of a marriage/relationship registration certificate.
- The degree of mutual commitment to a shared life.
- Documents showing joint ownership of property.
- Documents detailing bank accounts whether joint or otherwise.
- Evidence of joint cohabitation (phone accounts and similar).
- Any documentation that would establish the care of children by the deceased, this could include schooling, clothing and feeding. Invoices addressed to deceased for school fees, levies etc. and bank or credit card statements.
- Statutory Declaration detailing the extent of the relationship and/or support/care provided by the deceased.
An MAIB claims officer will help guide this process. Please call us on 1800 006 224 or send an email to info@maib.tas.gov.au
Counselling services benefits
The MAIB can pay for counselling for any member of the immediate family of a person who was fatally injured in a motor accident. The person who was fatally injured in the accident must have an accepted MAIB claim.
The maximum amount payable for counselling services is $1,270 per immediate family member for motor accidents on or after 17 February 2020.
How to claim the counselling services benefits:
- Please provide details to the MAIB of who may seek counselling services and evidence of their relationship to the injured person.
How are the counselling services bills paid?
- In most cases your counsellor will invoice the MAIB directly.
- If you have paid a bill yourself, send the receipt to the MAIB for reimbursement. Make a copy of the receipt for your own records.
Road Trauma Support Tasmania also provides free counselling and support for all people affected by road accidents.
We can also assist with the payment of counselling services for other family members under certain circumstances.
To make a claim, please contact us on 1800 006 224 and a Claims Officer will support you to lodge your claim and provide you with any information you may need.